"I would do what I pleased, and doing……" — Miguel de Cervantes
"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."
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Miguel de Cervantes
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314 Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes
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From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.
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Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.
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He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses…
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A closed mouth catches no flies.
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Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.
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It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Government is emphatically a machine: to the discontented a taxing machine, to the contented a machine for securing property.
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In every man's mind the good seeds of liberty are planted, and he who brings his fellow down so low,…
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Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you…
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Go anywhere in England where there are natural wholesome, contented and really nice English people; and what do you find?…
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