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So idleness corrupts the human body, as still waters become corrupt.

Jose María de Pereda

Jose María de Pereda

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He who aspires to acquire wealth or honors does not know how to love.

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

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When the scam is enormous, it already takes on a decent name.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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I am not to blame for life being nourished by virtue and sin, by the beautiful and the ugly.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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Fear is the form of our subordination to the physical laws.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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True love, the solid and enduring kind, arises from companionship; the rest is invention of poets, musicians, and other idle people.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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It's scary to think that perhaps the most sincere admirations we have are from people who have not understood us.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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Blessed is he who enjoys the sweetness of work without being its slave.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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Evil, in whatever form it may take within the human, has no significance for a strong, poised, and self-assured soul.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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Let each person follow their inclination, as inclinations are often lines or paths drawn by a very high finger, and no one, no matter how much they know, knows more than destiny.