Translating from one language to another, unless it is from Greek and Latin, the queens of all languages, is like looking at Flemish tapestries from the wrong side, for although the figures are visible, they are covered by threads that obscure them, and cannot be seen with the smoothness and color of the right side.
Miguel de CervantesAmong the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.
Miguel de CervantesMaybe the greatest madness is to see life as it is rather than what it could be.
Miguel de CervantesFor the army is a school in which the miser becomes generous, and the generous prodigal; miserly soldiers are like monsters, but very rarely seen.
Miguel de Cervantes