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You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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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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Said the pot to the kettle, "Get away, blackface." [Sp., Dijo la sarten a la caldera, quitate alla ojinegra.]
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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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Within a stone's throw of it.
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The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society. [Sp., Las necedades del rico por sentencias pasan en el mundo.]
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