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The chiefest sanctity of a temple is that it is a place to which men go to weep in common.
Miguel de Unamuno
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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
Essayist
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At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right
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The tears of anguish irritate and excite but those of repentance are the ones that wash.
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