Quotes by Cervantes, Miguel De

He preaches well that lives well. >>

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

A person dishonored is worst than dead. >>

Quotations about Proverbs

They are like the clue in the labyrinth, or the compass in the night. >>

No people require maxims so much as the American. The reason is obviou >>

A proverb is good sense brought to a point. >>

I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.

Cervantes, Miguel De