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Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, was born on September 29, 1547, and died on April 22, 1616. He is best known for his masterpiece, 'Don Quixote,' which is considered a classic of Western literature and has had a profound impact on literature worldwide.

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Famous Miguel de Cervantes Quotes

“A stout heart breaks bad luck.”

Heart Break Luck Boldness Bad Luck Heart Break Stout

Book:Don Quixote: Easyread Large Edition

Source: Don Quixote: Easyread Large Edition

“The stomach carries the heart, and not the heart the stomach.”

Heart Eating Carrie Stomach

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Soul of fibre and heart of oak.”

Heart Soul Oaks

Book:Sancho Panza's Proverbs: And Others which Occur in Don Quixote

Source: Sancho Panza's Proverbs: And Others which Occur in Don Quixote

“A shy face is better than a forward heart.”

Heart Faces Shy

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Honesty is the best policy, I will stick to that. The good shall have my hand and heart, but the bad neither foot nor fellowship. And in my mind, the main point of governing, is to make a good beginning.”

Mind Heart Hands Feet Honesty Policy Sticks Fellowship Governing Honesty Is The Best Policy

Book:Don Quixote

Source: Don Quixote

“My heart is wax molded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.”

Heart My Heart Please Endure Marble

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it.”

Firsts Heart Doe Reason Love Is Kings Shame Possession Humble Consideration Restraint Palaces Lofty Shepherds Cabins

Book:The history of Don Quixote de la Mancha

Source: The history of Don Quixote de la Mancha

“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.”

Knows Wells Heart Too Much Heard Drink Blind Brave Fortune Patient Be Patient Knocking Brave Heart

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.”

Heart Fairs Faint Of Heart

Book:The History Of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha

Source: The History Of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha