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The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application. - Miguel de Cervantes
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About Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 – 23 April 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright. He is most famous for his novel Don Quixote, or Don Quijote de la Mancha, which is considered by many to be the first modern novel, one of the greatest works in Western literature, and the greatest of the Spanish language.
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UNA NOVELA DE HOMBRES LIBRES Al mismo tiempo que una novela sobre la ficción, el Quijote es un canto a la libertad. Conviene detenerse un momento a reflexionar sobre la famosísima frase de don Quijote a Sancho Panza: «La libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos; con ella no pueden igualarse los tesoros que encierra la tierra ni el mar encubre; por la libertad así como por la honra se puede y debe aventurar la vida, y, por el contrario, el cautiverio es el mayor mal que puede venir a los hombres» (II, 58).
All of that is true,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘but we cannot all be friars, and God brings His children to heaven by many paths: chivalry is a religion, and there are sainted knights in Glory.’
Yes,’ responded Sancho, ‘but I’ve heard that there are more friars in heaven than knights errant.’
That is true,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘because the number of religious is greater than the number of knights.’
There are many who are errant,’ said Sancho.
Many,’ responded Don Quixote, ‘but few who deserve to be called knights.
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