Wisdom Sayings
68 sayings found from the Early Modern era from 68 authors
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I prefer the company of dogs to that of men.
The greatest joy for me is to work. I have no other pleasure.
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.
My life has been a scene of constant drudgery and toil; I have no property, and no prospect of acquiring any.
I am the most unfortunate man in the world.
I am about to embark on the greatest adventure of my life.
I can assert that the Natives are a very cowardly people.
If I were not Cortés, I would wish to be Pedro de Alvarado.