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The journey is better than the inn.

The journey is better than the inn".

Miguel de Cervantes
Journey, Inns

Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.

Miguel de Cervantes
Art, Cat, Coward
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1706). “The History of the Most Ingenious Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha,1”, p.150

The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.

Miguel de Cervantes
Character, People, Fool
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2013). “Don Quixote of La Mancha (Full Text)/ Introductory analysis and literary poem by Atidem Aroha.”, p.437, Alejandro's Libros

The wise hand does not all the tongue dictates.

Miguel de Cervantes
Wise, Hands, Doe

Do but take care to express yourself in a plain, easy Manner, in well-chosen, significant and decent Terms, and to give a harmonious and pleasing Turn to your Periods: study to explain your Thoughts, and set them in the truest Light, labouring as much as possible, not to leave them dark nor intricate, but clear and intelligible.

Miguel de Cervantes
Communication, Dark, Light
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.7, Wordsworth Editions

Riches are able to solder up abundance of flaws.

Miguel de Cervantes
Able, Riches, Flaws
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1858). “Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha”, p.358

He preaches well that lives well

Miguel de Cervantes
Preacher, Preaching, Wells
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (1719). “THE HISTORY OF THE RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA”, p.188

Sing away sorrow, cast away care.

Miguel de Cervantes
Sorrow, Care, Sin
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Thomas Roscoe (1833). “The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote”, p.184

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

Miguel de Cervantes
Latin, Silly, Language
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1948). “The Living Thoughts of Cervantes”

The eating. By a small sample we may judge of the whole piece.

Miguel de Cervantes
Judging, Pudding, Pieces

The pen is the language of the soul; as the concepts that in it are generated, such will be its writings.

Miguel de Cervantes
Writing, Soul, Language

The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.

Miguel de Cervantes
Funny, Character, Play
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1840). “The life and exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha: In four volumes”, p.27

The very remembrance of my former misfortune proves a new one to me.

Miguel de Cervantes
Remembrance, Former, Prove
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.146, Wordsworth Editions

Good Christians should never avenge injuries.

Miguel de Cervantes
Christian, Vengeance, Injury
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1867). “Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha”, p.386

Man appoints, and God disappoints.

Miguel de Cervantes
God, Men, Atheism
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1856). “The History of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha”, p.196

Good painter imitates nature, bad ones spews it up.

Miguel de Cervantes
Funny, Humor, Painter

Every production must resemble its author.

Miguel de Cervantes
Creativity, Productions
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.3, Wordsworth Editions

There were but two families in the world, Have-much and Have-little.

Miguel de Cervantes
Two, World, Littles
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1706). “The History of the Most Ingenious Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha,2”, p.116

Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.

Miguel de Cervantes
Life, Success, God

Well, now there's a remedy for everything except death.

Miguel de Cervantes
Death, Wells, Remedy
Don Quixote II, Ch. 10 (1605)

She wanted, with her fickleness, to make my destruction constant; I want, by trying to destroy myself, to satisfy her desire.

Miguel de Cervantes
Desire, Trying, Want

It takes all sorts (to make a world

Miguel de Cervantes
World, Wind In The Willows, Miscellaneous
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Lesley Lipson (1998). “Exemplary Stories”, p.8, Oxford University Press, USA

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

Miguel de Cervantes
Art, Rome, Political
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). “Don Quixote”, p.656, Wordsworth Editions

All the vices, Sancho, bring some kind of pleasure with them; but envy brings nothing but irritation, bitterness, and rage.

Miguel de Cervantes
Irritation, Envy, Vices
Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote: Easyread Large Edition”, p.119, ReadHowYouWant.com

Wine in excess keeps neither secrets nor promises.

Miguel de Cervantes
Wine, Secret, Promise
Miguel de Cervantes (2015). “Don Quixote (StoneHenge Classics): The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha”, p.632, StoneHenge Classics

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