Miguel de Cervantes

Showing quotations 1 to 12 of 12 total A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. Miguel De CervantesAmong the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice. Miguel De CervantesBe brief, for no discourse can please when too long. Miguel de CervantesDelay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. Miguel de CervantesEveryone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse. Miguel de CervantesNever stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. Miguel de CervantesShort sentences drawn from long experiences. Miguel de CervantesThe bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. Miguel de CervantesTruth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. Miguel de CervantesThe most difficult character in comedy is that of a fool, and he must be no simpleton who plays the part. Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605 I say that good painters imitated nature; but that bad ones vomited it. Miguel de Cervantes, Exemplary Novels (1613) Facts are the enemy of truth. Miguel de Cervantes, Man of La Mancha

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