Miguel de Cervantes - The ass bears the load, but not the overload.

The ass bears the load, but not the overload.

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Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by John Ormsby, George Routledge and Sons, 1885, p. 520.

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About the Author

Miguel de Cervantes

Born: September 29, 1547
Died: April 22, 1616
Nationality: Spanish
Profession: Spanish Novelist

Biography

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.

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