Great expectations are better than a poor possession. Miguel de Cervantes More Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes More Quotes From Miguel de Cervantes I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea. Miguel de Cervantes atheismseawater When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical may be madness. To surrender dreams, this may be madness ...Maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be. Miguel de Cervantes dreammaylying Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Yet from this lesson thou will learn to avoid the frog's foolish ambition of swelling to rival the bigness of the ox. Miguel de Cervantes learningbusinessambition The road to the inn is much better than the stay. Miguel de Cervantes innslife All sorrows are less with bread. Miguel de Cervantes cooking-classeshome-cookingfood One swallow alone does not make a summer. Miguel de Cervantes summerdoe Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve. Miguel de Cervantes padlocksbarsdiscipline I follow a more easy, and, in my opinion, a wiser course, namely--to inveigh against the levity of the female sex, their fickleness, their double-dealing, their rotten promises, their broken faith, and, finally, their want of judgment in bestowing their affections. Miguel de Cervantes brokensexpromise Every dog has his day. Miguel de Cervantes dogfun There is no book so bad...that it does not have something good in it. Miguel de Cervantes spanish-and-englishdoebook 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 writinggivinghands No man is more than another unless he does more than another. Miguel de Cervantes doemen The fear thou art in, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different from what they are; if thou art in such fear, withdraw to one side and leave me to myself, for alone I suffice to bring victory to that side to which I shall give my aid;" and so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and putting the lance in rest, shot down the slope like a thunderbolt. Miguel de Cervantes victorygivingart Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. Miguel de Cervantes catexpectationsplay There is no proverb that is not true. Miguel de Cervantes A tooth is much more to be prized than a diamond. Miguel de Cervantes teethdiamond Spare your breath to cool your porridge. Miguel de Cervantes porridgemiscellaneousbreaths Necessity urges desperate measures. Miguel de Cervantes desperate-measuresurgesdesperate Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness. Miguel de Cervantes reignenvygenerosity Great people create great acts of kindness. Miguel de Cervantes kindnessmotivationalpeople
