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Never stand begging for what you have the power to earn.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Earned with the sweat of my brows.
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Work
The rather since every man is the son of his own works. [Sp., Quanto mas que cada uno es hijo de sus obras.]
— Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
Work
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.]
— Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
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