But life is short: while one lives, everything is lacking; when one is dead, everything is superfluous. La Dorotea (1632)
Lone I muse but feel not lonely,Covert solitude’s my lore;For my company I onlyWant my thoughts and nothing more. La Dorotea (1632)
In ancient days they said truth had fled to heaven: attacked on every side, it's not been heard of since. We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass. La Dorotea (1632)