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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

“Is it possible your pragmatical worship should not know that the comparisons made between wit and wit, courage and courage, beauty and beauty, birth and birth, are always odious and ill taken?.”

Knows Should Made Courage Taken Birth Worship Ill Wit Comparison

Book:The history of Don Quixote de la Mancha

Source: The history of Don Quixote de la Mancha

“Every man is as God made him, ay, and often worse.”

Men Made Humorous Every Man

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“When a man says, "Get out of my house! what would you have with my wife?" there is no answer to be made.”

Men Made House Answers Wife My Wife

Book:The History of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha

Source: The History of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha

“Roque...lined his men up and had them produce all the clothing, jewels, money, and other objects that they had stolen since the last time they had divided the spoils. Having made a hasty appraisal and reduced to terms of money those items that could not be divided, he split the whole into shares with such equity and exactitude that in not a single instance did he go beyond or fall short of a strict distributive justice. They were all well satisfied with the payment received, indeed they were quite well pleased; and Roque then turned to Don Quixote.”

“Sorrow was made for man, not for beasts; yet if men encourage melancholy too much, they become no better than beasts.”

Ifs Men Made Too Much Sorrow Beast Melancholy

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote

“Reading Don Quixote can be compared to an indefinite visit from your most impossible senior relative, with all his pranks, dirty habits, unstoppable reminiscences, and terrible cronies. When the experience is over, and the old boy checks out at last (on page 846 - the prose wedged tight, with no breaks for dialogue), you will shed tears all right; not tears of relief or regret but tears of pride. You made it, despite all that 'Don Quixote' could do.”

Made Lasts Reading Boys Break Impossible Tears Regret Pride Habit Terrible Pages Checks Dialogue Despite Made It Dirty Prose Relief Relative Shed Senior Unstoppable Pranks Cronies

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“We are all as God made us and frequently much worse.”

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.”

Made Belief Deals

Book:The life and exploits of that ingenious gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha

Source: The life and exploits of that ingenious gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha

“A silly remark can be made in Latin as well as in Spanish.”

Wells Made Language Silly Latin Remarks

Book:The Living Thoughts of Cervantes

Source: The Living Thoughts of Cervantes

“Don Quixote followed nature, and being satisfied with his first sleep, did not solicit more. As for Sancho, he never wanted a second, for the first lasted him from night to morning, indicating a sound body and a mind free from care; but his master, being unable to sleep himself awakened him, saying, "I am amazed, Sancho, at the torpor of thy soul; it seems as if thou wert made of marble or brass, insensible of emotion or sentiment!”

Source: Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha

“Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes.”

Made Literature Behinds Kings Devil Crosses Gold Casts Riches Tails Snakes Spain Silk Glitter Old Saying

Author:Miguel de Cervantes