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Love's shaft best aimed will be
When none are by to see.

— Juan Pérez de Montalbán Dictionary of Quotations: Spanish (1907)

(Que) sin testigos amor
Hace sus tiros mejor.

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Ser Prudente y ser Sufrido, act 1 (Don Fernando)

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