History is in a manner a sacred thing, so far as it contains truth; for where truth is, the supreme Father of it may also be said to be, at least, in… - Miguel de Cervantes

(...) and it will be easier, remember, to bend thy will to love one who adores thee, than to lead one to love thee who abhors thee now.

In any case, Cide Hamete Benengeli was a very careful historian, and very accurate in all things, as can be clearly seen in the details he relates to us, for although they are trivial and inconsequential, he does not attempt to pass over them in silence; his example could be followed by solemn historians who recount actions so briefly and succinctly that we can barely taste them, and leave behind in the inkwell, through carelessness, malice, or ignorance, the most substantive part of the work.

The Brave Man
Carves
Out His Fortune,
And
Every Man
Is The Son
Of His Own
Works.