Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)

Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.

Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.

All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which
only pleases the sight, but does read more

All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which
only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affections.
[Sp., No todas hermosuras enamoran, que algunas alegran la vista,
y no rinden la voluntad.]

In hell there is no retention.
[Sp., Quien ha infierene nula es retencio.]

In hell there is no retention.
[Sp., Quien ha infierene nula es retencio.]

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.