Miguel de Cervantes Quotes
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Beware, gentle knight - the greatest monster of them all is reason.
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God who gives the wound gives the salve.
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It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.
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The fear thou art in, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different from what they are; if thou art in such fear, withdraw to one side and leave me to myself, for alone I suffice to bring victory to that side to which I shall give my aid;" and so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and putting the lance in rest, shot down the slope like a thunderbolt.
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All the vices, Sancho, bring some kind of pleasure with them; but envy brings nothing but irritation, bitterness, and rage.
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Roque...lined his men up and had them produce all the clothing, jewels, money, and other objects that they had stolen since the last time they had divided the spoils. Having made a hasty appraisal and reduced to terms of money those items that could not be divided, he split the whole into shares with such equity and exactitude that in not a single instance did he go beyond or fall short of a strict distributive justice. They were all well satisfied with the payment received, indeed they were quite well pleased; and Roque then turned to Don Quixote.
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Health and cheerfulness make beauty.
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For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
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It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.
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The virtuous woman must be treated like a relic - adored, but not handled; she should be guarded and prized, like a fine flower-garden, the beauty and fragrance of which the owner allows others to enjoy only at a distance, and through iron walls.
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The pen is the tongue of the mind.
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There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.
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From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.
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In the night all cats are gray.
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When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.
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Poesy is a beauteous damsel, chaste, honourable, discreet, witty, retired, and who keeps herself within the limits of propriety. She is a friend of solitude; fountains entertain her, meadows console her, woods free her from ennui, flowers delight her; in short, she gives pleasure and instruction to all with whom she communicates.
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Comparisons are odious.
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He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
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They must take me for a fool, or even worse, a lunatic. And no wonder ,for I am so intensely conscious of my misfortune and my misery is so overwhelming that I am powerless to resist it and am being turned into stone, devoid of all knowledge or feeling.
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Jests that give pains are no jests.
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The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.
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Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.
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As ill-luck would have it.
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At this the duchess, laughing all the while, said: "Sancho Panza is right in all he has said, and will be right in all he shall say.