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Miguel de Cervantes
219 quotes
“And had a face like a blessing.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Fear is sharp-sighted, and can see things under ground, and much more in the skies.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“It is the part of a wise man to keep himself to-day for to-morrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“She may guess what I should perform in the wet, if I do so much in the dry.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“He has done like Orbaneja, the painter of Ubeda, who, being asked what he painted, answered, "As it may hit;" and when he had scrawled out a misshapen cock, was forced to write underneath, in Gothic letters, "This is a cock.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“A little in one's own pocket is better than much in another man's purse.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Remember the old saying, "Faint heart never won fair lady.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The pen is the tongue of the mind.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“There were but two families in the world, Have-much and Have-little.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Patience, and shuffle the cards.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Tell me thy company, and I will tell thee what thou art.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Building castles in the air, and making yourself a laughing-stock.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Honesty is the best policy.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
Also quoted by: English proverb (english)
“Time ripens all things. No man is born wise.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“You cannot eat your cake and have your cake; and store 's no sore.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“My heart is wax moulded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.”
Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source