When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1771). The History of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha, p.68
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- The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). Don Quixote, p.337, Wordsworth Editions
- Until death it is all life. ✨ Miguel De Cervantes (2015). Don Quixote, p.952, Xist Publishing
- By the streets of 'by and by,' one arrives at the house of 'never'.
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