My neighbor's poverty makes me feel poor; my own does not.
La pobreza ajena me basta para sentirme pobre; la mía no me basta.
Original text (Spanish)
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Sometimes I believe that evil is everything, and that good is only a beautiful desire for evil.
Among the superficial, if you are not one of them, one of them has to lead you by the hand.
Cuando no creo en nada, no quisiera encontrarme contigo, cuando no crees en nada.
Hasta las flores, para emanar sus perfumes, han menester morirse un poco.
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