How clear it is they were wise, when they conceded their defeat, for it is an achievement to have bowed to the supremacy of reason! - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

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How clear it is they were wise,
when they conceded their defeat,
for it is an achievement to have bowed
to the supremacy of reason!

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About Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Juana Inés de la Cruz, O.S.H. (English: Joan Agnes of the Cross; 12 November 1651 – 17 April 1695), was a self-taught scholar and poet of the Baroque school, and Hieronymite nun of New Spain, known in her lifetime as "The Tenth Muse."

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Native Name: Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana
Alternative Names: Juana Ines de la Cruz Sor Juana Ines Jeane-Ignes de la Cruz Sor Juana Juana Ines de Asbaje y Ramirez de Santillana Juana Inés de la Cruz
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