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Let every author regard this maxim for a rule: If the wise do not express their approbation, it is bad; if the fool applaud, it is worse.

— Tomás de Iriarte Attributed Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors (1880)

Guarde para su regalo
Esta sentencia un autor;
Si el sabio no aprueba, malo!
Si el necio aplaude, peor!

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