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Advice should never tendered be
But given only by request.
He claims who offers counsel free
That he is wiser than the rest.

— Francisco Leiva

(Que) nunca, sin que le pidan,
Un hombre ha de dar consejo,
Pues es presumir que sabe
Mas, y aqueso sabe menos.

Original text (Spanish)

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For in the nobly born
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