Miguel de Cervantes

Writer

Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer best known for his novel Don Quixote, which explores themes of reality, honor, and the human condition.

Born
September 29, 1547
Died
April 22, 1616
Quotes
437
Rank
#89

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"I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice."

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"As ill-luck would have it."

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"Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are easy to learn."

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"Sancho Panza by name is my own self, if I was not changed in my cradle."

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"I had rather munch a crust of brown bread and an onion in a corner, without any more ado, or ceremony, than feed upon turkey at another man's table."

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"All women are good - good for nothing, or good for something."

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"Love is a power too strong to be overcome by anything but flight."

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"Love is invisible and comes and goes where it wants, without anyone asking about it."

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"Cunning cheats itself wholly, and other people partially."

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"Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight in criticising the works of others."

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"Everything disturbs an absent lover."

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