April 5, 2010

#855

Man is made vain by his works, because he forgets that, though what he makes belongs to him, it does not belong to him to have the capacity to make it.

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  1. StephenDecember 7, 2010 at 7:51 PM

    The original Spanish is:

    Sus obras envanecen al hombre, porque olvida que si lo que hace es suyo, no es suyo el tener la capacidad de hacerlo.

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