Miguel de Cervantes quotes - page 12

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house. (Miguel de Cervantes)
Thou camest out of thy mother's belly without government, thou hast liv'd hitherto without government, and thou mayst be carried to thy long home without government, when it shall please the Lord. How many people in this world live without government, yet do well enough, and are well look'd upon. View quote
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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. View quote
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The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away... View quote
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For neither good nor evil can last for ever; and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand. View quote
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To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action when there is more reason to fear than to hope. 'Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket. And though I am but a clown, or a bumpkin, as you may say, yet I would have you to know I know what is what, and have always taken care of the main chance... View quote
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He has done like Orbaneja, the painter of Ubeda, who, being asked what he painted, answered, "As it may hit;" and when he had scrawled out a misshapen cock, was forced to write underneath, in Gothic letters, "This is a cock." View quote
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He is as like one, as one egg is like another. View quote
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