But do not give it to a lawyer's clerk to write, for they use a legal hand that Satan himself will not understand. Miguel de Cervantes More Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes More Quotes From Miguel de Cervantes A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty. Miguel de Cervantes cleverwittychildren One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves. Miguel de Cervantes servantadvantageliterature For if he like a madman lived; At least he like a wise one died. Miguel de Cervantes miscellaneousmadmenwise Not with whom you are born, but with whom you are bred. Miguel de Cervantes borneducation Jealousy sees things always with magnifying glasses which make little things large, of dwarfs giants, of suspicions truths. Miguel de Cervantes giantsemotionalglasses It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him. Miguel de Cervantes cookingfoodmen Until death it is all life. Miguel de Cervantes death Hunger is the best sauce in the world. Miguel de Cervantes cookingfoodworld Laws that only threaten, and are not kept, become like the log that was given to the frogs to be their king, which they feared at first, but soon scorned and trampled on. Miguel de Cervantes frogskingslaw Sorrow was made for man, not for beasts; yet if men encourage melancholy too much, they become no better than beasts. Miguel de Cervantes too-muchsorrowmen Lovers are commonly industrious to make themselves uneasy. Miguel de Cervantes industriousuneasylovers The treason pleases, but the traitors are odious. Miguel de Cervantes treasontraitorplease Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory. Miguel de Cervantes victoryhalflong Delay always heeds danger. Miguel de Cervantes heeddelaydanger Nor has his death the world deceiv'd than his wondrous life surprise d; if he like a madman liv'd least he like a wise one dy'd. Miguel de Cervantes wisedeathworld The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away. Miguel de Cervantes woundsbattlehonor There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as they would do a dish of fritters. Miguel de Cervantes writingmenbook No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind. Miguel de Cervantes motherfatherchildren A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause Miguel de Cervantes madknightscauses It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it. Miguel de Cervantes disciplineliteraturepraise
