Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

136 quotes found

Writer · Spanish · 1547–1616

Spanish writer (1547–1616)

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Common Themes

“The guts carry the feet not the feet the guts.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

courage

“Valour lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

courage

“Said the pot to die kettle "Get away blackface."”

— Miguel de Cervantes

criticism

“Here is the devil-and-all to pay.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

devil

“The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

eating

“He had a face like a benediction.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

face

“One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

fear

“There is no remembrance which time does not obliterate nor pain which death does not terminate.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

forgetfulness

“Let us forget and forgive injuries.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

forgiveness

“A man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

friendship

“Tell me thy company and I'll tell thee what thou art.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

friendship

“Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

getting going

“Soul of fibre and heart of oak.”

— Miguel de Cervantes

heart

“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