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I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Choice

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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.
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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. [Sp., No todas hermosuras enamoran, que algunas alegran la vista, y no rinden la voluntad.]
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Beauty
Said the pot to the kettle, "Get away, blackface." [Sp., Dijo la sarten a la caldera, quitate alla ojinegra.]
— Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
Criticism
Let us not throw the rope after the bucket. [Sp., No arrojemos la soga tras el caldero.]
— Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
Prudence
Within a stone's throw of it.
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