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Fernando de Rojas Quotes

When one door closes, fortune will usually open another.

When one door closes, fortune will usually open another.

Fernando de Rojas
Doors, Fortune
"La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

The use of riches is better than their possession.

Fernando de Rojas
Use, Riches, Possession
"La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

No one is so old that he cannot live yet another year, nor so young that he cannot die today.

Fernando de Rojas
Years, Another Year, Today
"La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.

Fernando de Rojas
Wise, Thinking, Firsts
"La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

Goods which are not shared are not goods.

Fernando de Rojas
Justice, Diversity, Social Justice
"La Celestina". Play by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

When God wounds from on high he will follow with the remedy.

Fernando de Rojas
God, Remedy, Wounds
"La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

O world, world when I was younger I thought there was some order governing you and your deeds. But now you seem to be a labyrinth of errors, a frightful desert, a den of wild beasts, a game in which men move in circles…a stony field, a meadow full of serpents, a flowering but barren orchard, a spring of cares, a river of tears, a sea of suffering, a vain hope.

Fernando de Rojas
Spring, Moving, Men

It is the enemy whom we do not suspect who is the most dangerous.

Fernando de Rojas
Enemy, Dangerous, Suspects

Riches do not make one rich but busy.

Fernando de Rojas
Riches, Busy, Rich
"La Celestina". Play by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.

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