Miguel de Cervantes Quotes
Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it.
Topics
Death, Deaths
Kings
Heart
Humble
Unconditional Love
All-Consuming Love
Emotional Attachment
Intense Connection
Irresistible Attraction
Overpowering Emotion
Passionate Commitment
Unconditional Affection
Universal Force
Unrestrained Passion
romantic devotion
emotional possession
irrational passion
Loss Of Fear
Citations
Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by John Ormsby, George Routledge and Sons, 1885, p. 450.
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language, and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature.