Cervantes

Quotes by Cervantes

154 quotes found

Writer · Spanish · 1547–1616

Spanish writer (1547–1616)

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“Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
getting going

“Man appoints and God disappoints.”
— Cervantes
god

“Soul of fibre and heart of oak.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
heart

“Every man is the son of his own works.”
— Cervantes
heredity

“Honesty is the best policy.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
honesty

“I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine: Every man for himself and God for us all.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
independence

“It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
judge

“They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
labor

“As ill-luck would have it.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
luck

“There's no love lost between us.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
love

“Among the attributes of God although they are all equal mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
mercy

“Take away the cause and the effect ceases.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
motivation

“Urgent necessity prompts many to do things.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
motivation

“Spick and span new.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
newness

“Fear is sharp-sighted and can see things under ground and much more in the skies.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
ways overcome fear

“Dine on little and sup on less.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
prudence

“The brave man carves out his fortune and every man is the sum of his own works.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
self reliance

“I can tell where my own shoe pinches me.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
shoemaking

“Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
sleep

“All sorrows are bearable if there is bread.”
— Miguel de Cervantes
sorrow