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Miguel de Cervantes Quotes about Virtue

Virtue is the truest nobility.

Virtue is the truest nobility.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1719). “THE HISTORY Of the RENOWNED Don QUIXOTE De la MANCHA.”, p.129

Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote”, p.449, Collector's Library

In short, virtue cannot live where envy reigns, nor liberality subsist with niggardliness.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1749). “The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra. By Charles Jarvis Esq; ...”, p.441