By God and upon my conscience, said the devil, I never observed it, for my mind is occupied with so many different things that I was forgetting the main thing I came about. This demon must be an honest fellow and a good Christian, said Sancho; for if he wasn't he wouldn't swear by God and his conscience; I feel sure now there must be good souls even in hell itself.

Virtue is the truest nobility.

They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains. - Cervantes

He who has the judge for his father goes into court with an easy mind.

Dine on little, and sup on less.

We are all as God made us and frequently much worse.

The wise hand does not all the tongue dictates.