That is the natural disposition of the sex; to disdain those who adore them, and love those by whom they are abhorred. - Miguel de Cervantes

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.

...y Dios bendijo la paz y maldijo las riñas; porque si un gato acosado, encerrado y apretado se vuelve en león, yo, que soy hombre, Dios sabe en lo que podré volverme.

For if he like a madman lived,
At least he like a wise one died.