Cervantes

The greatest madness a man can commit in this life is to let himself die without being killed by anyone, or without being killed by his own hand, only by melancholy.

For the love of God, gentlemen, let us not be so foolish as to believe that this world is a carnival, and that we are here to eat and drink and be merry.

I have been a soldier for twenty years, and in all that time, I have never seen a man so brave as to be afraid of a woman.

There are two kinds of fools: those who believe everything they hear, and those who believe nothing.

The devil, in his malice, has put into the world a great number of books that are called chivalric romances, which, though they are full of lies and follies, are read with great pleasure by many people.

There is no book so bad that it does not contain something good.

Every man is the son of his own works.

To be well-bred is to be half-married.

When the wine is in, the wit is out.

He who reads much and travels much, sees much and knows much.

The greatest proof of love is to give all, and to lose all.

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.

The brave man is not he who does not feel fear, but he who conquers that fear.

He who gives quickly gives twice.

God helps those who help themselves.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

A good name is better than riches.

Patience, and shuffle the cards.

The wounds received in battle are honorable, but those received by the tongue are incurable.

The road is always better than the inn.