Miguel de Cervantes: If a governor comes out of his government rich, they say he has been a thief; and if he comes out poor, that he has been

If a governor comes out of his government rich, they say he has been a thief; an — Miguel de Cervantes

If a governor comes out of his government rich, they say he has been a thief; and if he comes out poor, that he has been a noodle and a blockhead.

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