“God has given a great deal to man, but man would like something from man.”

— Antonio Porchia

Dios le ha dado mucho al hombre; pero el hombre quisiera algo del hombre.
Voces (1943)

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Dios le ha dado mucho al hombre; pero el hombre quisiera algo del hombre.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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