Cervantes
Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra – 22 April 1616), was a Spanish writer who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists...
men battle progress
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
passion mind increase
The beauty of some women has days and seasons, depending upon accidents which diminish or increase it; nay, the very passions of the mind naturally improve or impair it, and very often utterly destroy it.
sorrow bread bearable
All sorrows are bearable, if there is bread.
important trying sometimes
Controlling my temper is important, ... Sometimes it's hard, but I try.
future new-day tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a new day.
men he-man
God exalts the man who humbles himself.
knights coward
Fly not, cowards and vile beings, for a single knight attacks you.
blessed hands gentleman
Blessed be those happy ages that were strangers to the dreadful fury of these devilish instruments of artillery, whose inventor I am satisfied is now in Hell, receiving the reward of his cursed invention, which is the cause that very often a cowardly base hand takes away the life of the bravest gentleman.
lying cowardice middle
True courage lies in the middle, between cowardice and recklessness.
two world littles
There were but two families in the world, Have-much and Have-little.
cheerfulness
Health and cheerfulness make beauty
school army soldier
For the army is a school in which the miser becomes generous, and the generous prodigal; miserly soldiers are like monsters, but very rarely seen.
sleep waking trouble
Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles.
littles dine prudence
Dine on little, and sup on less.