What is bought is cheaper than a gift. Miguel de Cervantes More Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes More Quotes From Miguel de Cervantes Bien predica quien bien vive. Miguel de Cervantes preacher wells life With life many things are remedied. Miguel de Cervantes hope There is a time for some things, and a time for all things; a time for great things, and a time for small things. Miguel de Cervantes great-things all-things time The proof of the pudding is the eating. Miguel de Cervantes proof pudding eating They must take me for a fool, or even worse, a lunatic. And no wonder ,for I am so intensely conscious of my misfortune and my misery is so overwhelming that I am powerless to resist it and am being turned into stone, devoid of all knowledge or feeling. Miguel de Cervantes fool stones feelings For hope is always born at the same time as love. Miguel de Cervantes born It's up to brave hearts, sir, to be patient when things are going badly, as well as being happy when they're going well ... For I've heard that what they call fortune is a flighty woman who drinks too much, and, what's more, she's blind, so she can't see what she's doing, and she doesn't know who she's knocking over or who she's raising up. Miguel de Cervantes too-much brave heart The pen is the language of the soul; as the concepts that in it are generated, such will be its writings. Miguel de Cervantes language soul writing One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example... Agreeable, Bountiful, Constant, Dutiful, Easy, Faithful, Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious, Kind, Loyal, Mild, Noble, Officious, Prudent, Quiet, Rich, Secret, True, Valiant, Wise; the X indeed, is too harsh a letter to agree with him, but he is Young and Zealous. Miguel de Cervantes faithful wise love All I know is that so long I am asleep I am rid of all fears and hopes and toils and glory, and long live the man who invented sleep, the cloak that covers all human thirst. Miguel de Cervantes sleep men long All the vices, Sancho, bring some kind of pleasure with them; but envy brings nothing but irritation, bitterness, and rage. Miguel de Cervantes irritation envy vices Digo, paciencia y barajar. What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards. Miguel de Cervantes shuffle patience cards That which we are capable of feeling, we are capable of saying. Miguel de Cervantes capable communication feelings There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war. Miguel de Cervantes conflict literature war Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice. Miguel de Cervantes eye god justice Death eats up all things, both the young lamb and old sheep; and I have heard our parson say, death values a prince no more than a clown. Miguel de Cervantes dying sheep death I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice. Miguel de Cervantes god success life As ill-luck would have it. Miguel de Cervantes ill luck Now, blessings light on him that first invented sleep!Ê It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot.Ê It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap, and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even. Miguel de Cervantes kings wise sleep A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency. Miguel de Cervantes sin literature world