Miguel de Cervantes - Man Quotes

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After meat comes mustard; or, like money to a starving man at sea, when there are no victuals to be bought with it.

Miguel de Cervantes
Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.

Miguel de Cervantes
Let each man say what he chooses; if because of this I am criticized by the ignorant, I shall not be chastised by the learned.

Miguel de Cervantes
He has an oar in every man's boat, and a finger in every pie.

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It is not the hand but the understanding of a man that may be said to write.

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Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness — its opposite — never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

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To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action when there is more reason to fear than to hope. 'Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket. And though I am but a clown, or a bumpkin, as you may say, yet I would have you to know I know what is what, and have always taken care of the main chance...

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