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• When God sends the dawn, he sends it for all.

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  God, Dawn

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2013). “Don Quixote of La Mancha (Full Text)/ Introductory analysis and literary poem by Atidem Aroha.”, p.680, Alejandro's Libros

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• Every man is the son of his own works.

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  Son, Acceptance, Men

  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.14

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• The road to the inn is much better than the stay.

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  Life, Inns

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• Wit and humor belong to genius alone.

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  Genius, Wit And Humor, Wit

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1867). “Don Quixote”, p.316

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• Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

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  Truth, Oil, Water

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

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• By the streets of 'by and by,' one arrives at the house of 'never'.

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  Procrastination, House, Streets

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

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  Work, Men, Bravery

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• Abundance, even of good things, prevents them from being valued

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  Abundance, Good Things

  Miguel de Cervantes (2015). “Don Quixote: Top 100 Classic Novels”, p.426, 谷月社

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• Whether it's the pot that hits the rock or the rock that hits the pot , it's the pot that will break every time

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  Rocks, Pot, Break

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• Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.

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  Regret, Years, Bird

  "The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha".

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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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• Jealousy sees things always with magnifying glasses which make little things large, of dwarfs giants, of suspicions truths.

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  Emotional, Glasses, Giants

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• There are two kinds of people in this world, my grandmother used to say: the Have's and the Have-not's, and she stuck to the Have's. And today, Señor Don Quixote, people are more interested in having than in knowing. An ass covered with gold makes a better impression than a horse with a packsaddle.

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  Wisdom, Horse, Grandmother

  Miguel de Cervantes (2000). “Don Quixote”, p.758, Modern Library

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• A stout heart breaks bad luck.

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  Heart, Luck, Break

  Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote: Easyread Large Edition”, p.601, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Be not under the dominion of thine own will; it is the vice of the ignorant, who vainly presume on their own understanding.

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  Understanding, Ignorant, Vices

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1851). “The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha”, p.321

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• Maybe the greatest madness is to see life as it is rather than what it could be.

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  Madness

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• When we are asleep, we are all equal.

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  Equal

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• Patience and shuffle the cards.

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  Patience, Advice, Cards

  Don Quixote pt. 2, ch. 23 (1605)

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• Seek for good, but expect evil.

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  Evil, Goodness

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

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  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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• Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight in criticising the works of others.

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  Men, Delight, World

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1867). “Don Quixote”, p.317

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• From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.

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  Reading, Sleep, Brain

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• Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.

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  Business, Causes, Cause And Effect

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Pierre Antoine Motteux (1749). “The history of the renowned don Quixote de la Mancha. Tr. by several hands: and publ. by mr. Motteux. Ozell”, p.272

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• Drink moderately, for drunkeness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise.

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  Secret, Promise, Literature

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• Hunger is the best sauce in the world.

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  Food, Cooking, World

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1733). “The history of the valorous and witty knight-errant don Quixote of the Mancha. Tr. by mr. Shelton, and mr. Blunt. Pr. from the quarto ed. of 1620. With cutts from Coypell. And several annotations and amendments, not in any former ed. With a preface”, p.31

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