Miguel de Cervantes Quotes about Sorrow

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

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

Miguel de Cervantes

Men, Sorrow, Too Much

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1867). “Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote”, p.71

All sorrows are bearable, if there is bread.

Miguel de Cervantes

Sorrow, Bread, Bearable

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1872). “Sancho Panza's Proverbs: And Others which Occur in Don Quixote”, p.32

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

There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously removes or at least alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends.

Miguel de Cervantes

Men, Death Of A Friend, Sorrow

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, John Gibson Lockhart (1854). “The History of the Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha”, p.377