Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes, page 4

Miguel de Cervantes - spanish novelist

Was born on 29 sep 1547.
Died on 23 apr 1616, at 68 years old.

Origin country: Spain

Tis a dainty thing to command, though twere but a flock of sheep.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about things

Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about talking, home, house, man

Tis the only comfort of the miserable to have partners in their woes.

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To be prepared is half the victory.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about victory

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about life

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about cowardice

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about cowardice

Virtue is the truest nobility.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about virtue

Well, there's a remedy for all things but death, which will be sure to lay us flat one time or other.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about death, things, time

When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about law

When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.

MQuote by Miguel de Cervantes about art, magic