Quotation by Miguel De Cervantes

Nor has his death the world deceiv'd
Less than his wondrous life surpriz'd;
For if he like a madman liv'd
At least he like a wise one dy'd.
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish author. Don Quixote, pt. 2, bk. 4, ch. 74 (1615), trans. by P. Motteux.

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