Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) ( 10 of 66 )
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.
Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get
blunted.
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no
occasion.
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no
occasion.
All that glisters is not gold.
All that glisters is not gold.
One swallow alone does not make the summer.
[Sp., Una golondrina sola no hace verano.]
One swallow alone does not make the summer.
[Sp., Una golondrina sola no hace verano.]
He had a face like a benediction (blessing).
He had a face like a benediction (blessing).
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.
He who sings frightens away his ills.
[Sp., Quien canta, sus males espanta.]
He who sings frightens away his ills.
[Sp., Quien canta, sus males espanta.]
I would do what I pleased, and doing what I pleased, I should
have my will, and having my read more
I would do what I pleased, and doing what I pleased, I should
have my will, and having my will, I should be contented; and when
one is contented, there is no more to be desired; and when there
is no more to be desired, there is an end of it.
