Great expectations are better than a poor possession.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTESNever look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.
More Miguel de Cervantes Quotes
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I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.
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One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.
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The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.
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Seek for good, but expect evil.
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There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots.
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Facts are the enemy of truth.
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Get the better of yourself – this is the best kind of victory.
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Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes by him.
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Wit and humor belong to genius alone.
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Whoever is ignorant is vulgar.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
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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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Where one door shuts another opens.
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The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.
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The road to the inn is much better than the stay.
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