It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket.
— Cervantes Early Modern

Don Quixote

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Don Quixote, Part I, Chapter 7

Date / Period

1605

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Controversial

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/996/996-h/996-h.htm

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