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The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.

The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.

Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance

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Author or tradition
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1547–1616)
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