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The reputation of a woman may be compared to a mirror, shining and bright, but liable to be sullied by every breath that comes near it

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Let us not throw the rope after the bucket. [Sp., No arrojemos la soga tras el caldero.]
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