And thus being totally preoccupied, he rode so slowly that the sun was soon glowing with such intense heat that it would have melted his brains, if he'd had any.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.

All the vices, Sancho, bring some kind of pleasure with them; but envy brings nothing but irritation, bitterness, and rage.

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

One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.

Love is invisible and comes and goes where it wants, without anyone asking about it.