Miguel de Cervantes
A Spanish writer who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language, author of Don Quixote.
Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes
Good actions bring good results.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Every one is the son of his own works.
I have a dry hand and a heart more arid than the deserts of Arabia.
Sancho, my friend, listen to what I am about to say to you. I am dying, and I would delude myself no longer.
In the end, they would take me for a madman.
The knight-errant who turns mad for a reason is no good knight-errant at all.
Beauty in a modest woman is like a distant fire or a sharp edge; the more remote, the more dangerous.
To be grateful is to recognize the good that someone has done for us.
The world is a machine for making money.
Envy is a declaration of inferiority.
The first benefit of idleness is that it makes you taste all pleasures.
No man is born into the world whose work is likely to be a complete failure.
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
A wise man is better than a strong one.
The soul is immortal, the body but a garment.
Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.
He who reads much and walks much, goes far and knows much.
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
The greatest madness a man can commit in this life is to let himself die.