Sancho, de puro bien criado, no quería sentarse; pero la duquesa le dijo que se sentase como gobernador y hablase como escudero, - Miguel de Cervantes

All I know is that while I’m asleep, I’m never afraid, and I have no hopes, no struggles, no glories — and bless the man who invented sleep, a cloak over all human thought, food that drives away hunger, water that banishes thirst, fire that heats up cold, chill that moderates passion, and, finally, universal currency with which all things can be bought, weight and balance that brings the shepherd and the king, the fool and the wise, to the same level. There’s only one bad thing about sleep, as far as I’ve ever heard, and that is that it resembles death, since there’s very little difference between a sleeping man and a corpse.

Cuando tus tropas están desanimadas, tu espada embotada, agotadas tus fuerzas y tus suministros son escasos, hasta los tuyos se aprovecharán de tu debilidad para sublevarse.

a cada paso ha de caer en mil faltas, descubriendo la hilaza de su tela basta y grosera.