The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES ApplicationGratitudePossessionWisdom
Great expectations are better than a poor possession. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES BetterExpectationGreatnessPoorPossession
What man can pretend to know the riddle of a woman’s mind? MIGUEL DE CERVANTES ManMindsetPretendWoman
One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES GoodnessGreatnessInferiorityService
Woman’s advice has little value, but he who won’t take it is a fool. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES AdviceFoolsHimselfValueWoman
The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune’s spite; revive from ashes and rise. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES DesertFortuneHopeRiseWayWings
That which we are capable of feeling, we are capable of saying. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES CapabilityFeelingTalk
The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES BraveFortuneHimselfManWork
There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES FamilyMyselfOldWorld
One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES AppearanceDisturbFear
I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES CompassionateGoodnessKindnessSeaWater