Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.
Miguel de CervantesWhether it's the pot that hits the rock or the rock that hits the pot , it's the pot that will break every time
Miguel de CervantesAnd for the citation of so many authors, 'tis the easiest thing in nature. Find out one of these books with an alphabetical index, and without any farther ceremony, remove it verbatim into your own... there are fools enough to be thus drawn into an opinion of the work; at least, such a flourishing train of attendants will give your book a fashionable air, and recommend it for sale.
Miguel de Cervantes