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

"Beauty cannot be bought with money."
Beauty
"A jest is not a jest if it wounds."
Kindness
"The wise know that wisdom consists not in knowing much but in knowing what matters."
Wisdom
"Envy is a destroyer of friendships."
Friendship
"True honor lies not in victory but in the struggle itself."
Courage
"A physician who knows not himself is a fool among fools."
Knowledge
"The noble soul is known by its charity."
Kindness
"What greater glory can a man achieve than to be loved by his fellow men?"
Relationships
"Experience is the mother of all knowledge."
Education
"Music is the language of the angels."
Music
"A man without dreams is a ship without a sail."
Dreams
"The greatest adventures are those within the soul."
Adventure
"To love and be loved is the greatest joy in life."
Love
"Patience is the virtue of the conquered, but the honor of the victorious."
Patience
"A promise made is a debt unpaid."
Truth
"The pen is the tongue of the soul."
Literature
"No road is long with good company."
Friendship
"Art is the mirror of the soul."
Art
"He who knows not himself knows nothing."
"The greatest battles are fought within."
Perseverance
"The wound that is paid for with gold is not so painful."
Wisdom
"There is no greater madness than to mistake shadows for reality."
Truth
"Liberty, Sancho, is one of the most precious gifts that heaven has bestowed upon men."
Freedom
"Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse."
Life
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
Philosophy
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Literature
"Hunger is the best sauce in the world."
Happiness
"All sorrows are bearable if there is bread."
Wisdom
"Courage is a virtue not commonly found among authors."
Courage
"The pursuit of knowledge is the only immortal glory."
Knowledge