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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"True valor lies in the middle between cowardice and rashness."

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"A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause"

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"The most perceptive character in a play is the fool, because the man who wishes to seem simple cannot possibly be a simpleton."

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"There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously removes or at least alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends."

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"With life many things are remedied."

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"The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity."

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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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"The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application."

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"A good name is better than bags of gold."

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"There were no embraces, because where there is great love there is often little display of it."

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"It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons."

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"Man have to have friends even in hell."

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"Think before thou speakest."

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"You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in the 'versal world but what you can turn your hand into."

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