The ass will carry his load, but not a double load; ride not a free horse to death. - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Don Quixote Quotes)

The ass will carry his load, but not a double load; ride not a free horse to death.[translation by John Willis Clark]The ass bears the load, but not the overload.[translation by John Ormsby][El asno sufre la carga, mas no la sobrecarga.]

Source:(ed. 1871), Part II, Chapter LXXI, Page 720; (ed. 1885), Part II, Chapter LXXI, Volume IV, Page 337
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