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There are people who are so full of common sense that they haven't the slightest cranny left for their own sense.

Miguel de Unamuno

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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
Essayist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
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Poet
Politician
University Teacher
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