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“Qué es la vida? Un frenesí.
¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión,
una sombra, una ficción,
y el mayor bien es pequeño:
que toda la vida es sueño,
y los sueños, sueños son”
― La vida es sueño / El alcalde de Zalamea
¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión,
una sombra, una ficción,
y el mayor bien es pequeño:
que toda la vida es sueño,
y los sueños, sueños son”
― La vida es sueño / El alcalde de Zalamea
“I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
“All of that is true,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘but we cannot all be friars, and God brings His children to heaven by many paths: chivalry is a religion, and there are sainted knights in Glory.’
Yes,’ responded Sancho, ‘but I’ve heard that there are more friars in heaven than knights errant.’
That is true,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘because the number of religious is greater than the number of knights.’
There are many who are errant,’ said Sancho.
Many,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘but few who deserve to be called knights.”
― Don Quixote
Yes,’ responded Sancho, ‘but I’ve heard that there are more friars in heaven than knights errant.’
That is true,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘because the number of religious is greater than the number of knights.’
There are many who are errant,’ said Sancho.
Many,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘but few who deserve to be called knights.”
― Don Quixote
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