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After I came down from the sky, and after I looked at the earth from that great height and saw how small it was, the burning desire I had to be a gov… - Miguel de Cervantes
" "After I came down from the sky, and after I looked at the earth from that great height and saw how small it was, the burning desire I had to be a governor cooled a little; where’s the greatness in ruling a mustard seed, or the dignity or pride in governing half a dozen men the size of hazel nuts?
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 – 23 April 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright. He is most famous for his novel Don Quixote, or Don Quijote de la Mancha, which is considered by many to be the first modern novel, one of the greatest works in Western literature, and the greatest of the Spanish language.
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— ¡Ay señor! — dijo la sobrina — , bien los puede vuestra merced mandar quemar, como a los demás, porque no sería mucho que, habiendo sanado mi señor tío de la enfermedad caballeresca, leyendo éstos, se le antojase de hacerse pastor y andarse por los bosques y prados cantando y tañendo; y, lo que sería peor, hacerse poeta; que, según dicen, es enfermedad incurable y pegadiza.
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