Miguel de Cervantes Quotes
The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.
Citations
Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by Peter Anthony Motteux, vol. 2, John Grant, 1902, p. 312.
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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.