It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.

Una cosa es alabar la disciplina, y otra el darse con ella.

Miguel de Cervantes

The Dialogue of the Dogs

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Topic

Discipline

Speaker

Berganza

Author

Miguel de Cervantes

Source

The Dialogue of the Dogs Exemplary Tales

Medium

Short story

Language

Spanish

Time

1613 1610s 17th century

Era

Spanish Golden Age

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Spain Europe

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Original Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. "El coloquio de los perros [The Dialogue of the Dogs]." Novelas ejemplares [Exemplary Novels]. Madrid: Juan de la Cuesta, 1613.

Current Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. "The Dialogue of the Dogs." Exemplary Stories. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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I was so free with him as not to mince the matter.

Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote

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Topic
Candor Honesty

Author

Miguel de Cervantes
Source
Don Quixote
Medium
Novel
Language
Spanish
Time
1605 1600s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha]. Madrid: Francisco de Robles, 1605.

Current Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote, translated and edited by John Rutherford. Penguin Classics, 2003.