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• All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affections.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Sight, Inspire, Doe

  "Don Quixote". Book by Miguel de Cervantes, II. 6, 1605-1615.

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• Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Life, Wise, Wisdom

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.544, Wordsworth Editions

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• Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Sleep, Waking, Trouble

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1858). “Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha”, p.587

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• That's the nature of women, not to love when we love them, and to love when we love them not.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Women, Literature

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.114, Wordsworth Editions

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• That one man scorned and covered with scars
  Still strove with his last ounce of courage
  To reach the unreachable star.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Inspirational, Courage, Stars

  "Fictional character: Miguel de Cervantes". "Man of La Mancha", 1965.

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• One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Causes, Effects, Senses

  Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra (1976). “The Portable Cervantes”, p.121, Penguin

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• Fortune may have yet a better success in reserve for you and they who lose today may win tomorrow.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Winning, May, Today

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.38, Wordsworth Editions

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• Beware, gentle knight - the greatest monster of them all is reason.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Knowing Who You Are, Knights, Monsters

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• There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Men, Doubt, Despair

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1855). “The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha: With Illus. by Schoff”, p.384

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• God who sends the wound sends the medicine.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Medicine, Nurse, Wounds

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1872). “Sancho Panza's Proverbs: And Others which Occur in Don Quixote”, p.17

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• Where one door shuts another opens.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Opportunity, Doors, Another Opportunity

  Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote”, p.334, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• A good name is better than bags of gold.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Names, Gold, Bags

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1866). “Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha”, p.508

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• The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Success, Wise, Wealth

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• Woman's advice has little value, but he who won't take it is a fool.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Advice, Littles, Fool

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• Until death it is all life.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Death

  Miguel De Cervantes (2015). “Don Quixote”, p.952, Xist Publishing

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• God exalts the man who humbles himself.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Men, He Man

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• To be good to the vile is to throw water into the sea.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Sea, Water, Clemency

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• The pen is the tongue of the mind.

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  Teacher, Writing, Mind

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1867). “Don Quixote”, p.370

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• Give the devil his due.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Revenge, Giving, Devil

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.96, Wordsworth Editions

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• Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

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  Wisdom, Wicked, Virtue

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote”, p.449, Collector's Library

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• The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Work, Men, Bravery

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• When good luck knocks at the door, let him in and keep him there.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Good Luck, Doors, Luck

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Quixote de la Mancha (don, fict.name.) (1847). “The history of don Quixote de la Mancha. From the Span. To which is prefixed a sketch of the life and writings of the author. Select libr. ed”, p.186

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• For neither good nor evil can last for ever; and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Hands, Long, Evil

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote”, p.140, Collector's Library

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• Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Truth, Oil, Water

  Miguel de Cervantes (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Miguel de Cervantes (Illustrated)”, p.1102, Delphi Classics

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• Facts are the enemy of truth.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Witty, Humorous, Inspiration

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