"Be brief, for no talk can please when……" — Miguel de Cervantes
"Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory."
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Miguel de Cervantes
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314 Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes
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Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
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For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the…
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One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars;…
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From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.
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Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.
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He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses…
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A closed mouth catches no flies.
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Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.
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It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
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