“The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: knowledge
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Truth may be stretched, but cannot be
“Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune,
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: good
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For a man to attain to an
“For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: graduation
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune,
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: best
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Fear has many eyes and can see
“Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
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A proverb is a short sentence based
“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
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Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long
“Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: experience
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One man scorned and covered with scars
“One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: courage
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For a man to attain to an
“For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Category: time
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