“Do not speak harshly of your misfortunes to anyone, for everyone is partly to blame.”
No hables mal de tus males a nadie, que hay culpas de tus males en todos.
Voces (1943)
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No hables mal de tus males a nadie, que hay culpas de tus males en todos.
Voces (1943)
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Antonio Porchia 276
Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968Related quotes
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