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Miguel de Cervantes Quotes
Spanish adventurer, author, & poet
| “ | Facts are the enemy of truth.
Man of La Mancha | ” |
| “ | I say that good painters imitated nature; but that bad ones vomited it.
Exemplary Novels (1613) | ” |
| “ | The most difficult character in comedy is that of a fool, and he must be no simpleton who plays the part.
Don Quixote, 1605 | ” |
| “ | Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. | ” |
| “ | The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. | ” |
| “ | Short sentences drawn from long experiences. | ” |
| “ | Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. | ” |
| “ | Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse. | ” |
| “ | Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. | ” |
| “ | Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long. | ” |
| “ | Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice. | ” |
| “ | A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. | ” |
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