Don Quixote

Character in Don Quixote From: Don Quixote

The protagonist; an aging Spanish gentleman who loses his sanity and becomes a knight-errant

472 quotes

"The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance"
Imagination
"I know who I am, and who I may be, if I choose."
Wisdom
"Facts are the enemy of truth."
Truth
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Literature
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
Philosophy
"All sorrows are less with bread."
Happiness
"Hunger is the best sauce."
Wisdom
"Every man is the son of his own works."
Success
"The greatest madness that a man can fall into is to lose his senses."
Wisdom
"Advisers who will not listen to the opinions of others are not to be relied upon."
Leadership
"There is no greater proof of a man's integrity than his behavior when he is wrong."
"An honest man's word is as good as his bond."
Truth
"Better to lose the battle and save the world."
Peace
"Cowardice is a curse upon the soul."
Courage
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
Wisdom
"Blessed are they that are hungry; for they shall be satisfied."
Hope
"A man is not judged by his clothes, but by his character."
Kindness
"Silence is the best answer to a fool."
Patience
"The course of true love never did run smooth."
Love
"What is madness but believing in something so strongly that the world calls you insane?"
Imagination
"A good heart is better than a good face."
Kindness
"To bear misfortunes well is the duty of a nobleman."
Strength
"There is no sauce in the world like hunger."
Gratitude
"Liberty is one of the most precious gifts that heaven has bestowed upon men."
Freedom
"A man's life is but a moment in the river of time."
Time
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."
Education
"Valour is better lost with honour than preserved with shame."
"The absent are always in the wrong."
Relationships
"All is not gold that glitters."
Truth
"Hope is the pillar of the soul."
Hope