He who gives early gives twice.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
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That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.
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Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes by him.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes The pen is the tongue of the mind.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes A closed mouth catches no flies.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Great expectations are better than a poor possession.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes What man can pretend to know the riddle of a woman’s mind?
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes A Man Without Honor is Worse than Dead.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Patience and shuffle the cards.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Woman’s advice has little value, but he who won’t take it is a fool.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune’s spite; revive from ashes and rise.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Love not what you are but only what you may become.
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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It was early detection that saved my voice – and I imagine, my life.
Rod StewartRod Stewart It was still early, and the sun’s lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet.
Thomas HardyThomas Hardy Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
John MiltonJohn Milton If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn’t have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday. On the other hand, I was lonely a lot of the time.
James WatsonJames Watson Everybody gets told to write about what they know. The trouble with many of us is that at the earlier stages of life we think we know everything- or to put it more usefully, we are often unaware of the scope and structure of our ignorance.
Thomas PynchonThomas Pynchon Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
John MiltonJohn Milton Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I learnt very early in life that whenever there is a choice between peace of mind and piece of ass, go for the former.
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