When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.

The ass will carry his load, but not a double load; ride not a free horse to death.

Roque...lined his men up and had them produce all the clothing, jewels, money, and other objects that they had stolen since the last time they had divided the spoils. Having made a hasty appraisal and reduced to terms of money those items that could not be divided, he split the whole into shares with such equity and exactitude that in not a single instance did he go beyond or fall short of a strict distributive justice. They were all well satisfied with the payment received, indeed they were quite well pleased; and Roque then turned to Don Quixote.

From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.

Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.

The proof is in the pudding.

Every dog has his day.