'Hold, Señores, hold, for it is not right to take revenge for the offenses that love commits . . .'

"Hold, Señores, hold, for it is not right to take revenge for the offenses that love commits; you should know that love and war are the same, and just as in war it is legitimate and customary to make use of tricks and strategems to conquer the enemy, so in the contests and rivalries of love the lies and falsehoods used to achieve a desired end are considered fair, as long as they do not discredit or dishonor the beloved."

. . . Miguel de Cervantes (Trans. Edith Grossman) . . . Don Quixote . . . 595 . . .