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Quote by Alonso Gutiérrez
porque conozco lo poco que soy y lo menos que valgo
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The line expresses a deeply humble view of the speaker’s own identity and worth. “How little I am” suggests a sense of personal smallness, while “how much less I am worth” goes further by judging the speaker’s value as even lower. Together, the words present strong self-deprecation rather than pride.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México thesis, citing E. J. Burrus, The Writings of Alonso de la Veracruz, vol. V, pp. 119–120
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