Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
Early Modern Spanish writer and novelists
| Date of Birth | : | 29 Sep, 1547 |
| Date of Death | : | 22 Apr, 1616 |
| Place of Birth | : | Alcala de Henares, Spain |
| Profession | : | Spanish Writer, Novelists |
| Nationality | : | Spanish |
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and "the first great novel of world literature". A 2002 poll of 100 well-known authors voted it the "best book of all time", as voted by the judges from among the "best and most central works in world literature".
Quotes
Total 20 Quotes
Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.
The fault lies not with the mob, who demands nonsense, but with those who do not know how to produce anything else.
The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.
What is more dangerous than to become a poet? which is, as some say, an incurable and infectious disease.
He is most blessed who loves the most, the freest who is most enslaved by love,
One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.
There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.
The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.
Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.
Consider, that no jewel upon earth is comparable to a woman of virtue and honor; and, that the honor of the sex consists in the fair characters they maintain.
