The fear thou art in, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different from what they are; if thou art in such fear, withdraw to one side and leave me to myself, for alone I suffice to bring victory to that side to which I shall give my aid;" and so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and putting the lance in rest, shot down the slope like a thunderbolt.

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

You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.

Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable

He is mad past recovery, but yet he has lucid intervals.

Good Christians should never avenge injuries.

Take away the motive, and you take away the sin.