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Miguel de Cervantes Quotes about Prudence

Let us not throw the rope after the bucket.

Let us not throw the rope after the bucket.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1831). “The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha”, p.47

Dine on little, and sup on less.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1877). “Spanish Salt: A Collection of All the Proverbs which are to be Found in Don Quixote”, p.26