"I would speak more politely if I were you," replied Don Quixote; "is it the way of this country to address knights-errant in that style, you booby?" - Miguel de Cervantes

he who does not know how to take advantage of luck when it comes to him, has no right to complain if it gives him the go-by;

And indeed, if the truth is to be told, what I eat in my corner without form or fuss has much more relish for me, even though it be bread and onions, than the turkeys of those other tables where I am forced to chew slowly, drink little, wipe my mouth every minute, and cannot sneeze or cough if I want or do other things that are the privileges of liberty and solitude.

"...aunque pusieron silencio a las lenguas, no le pudieron poner a las plumas, las cuales, con más libertad que las lenguas, suelen dar a entender a quien quieren lo que en el alma esta encerrado: que muchas veces la presencia de la cosa amada turba y enmudece la intención más determinada y la lengua más atrevida." - Don Quijote de la Mancha, Parte I, Cap. XXIV