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

"Blessed are the peacemakers."
Peace
"The greatest wealth is contentment."
Happiness
"True courage is accompanied by prudence."
Courage
"What strengthens our faith more than sacrifice?"
Faith
"Beauty without virtue is like a flower without fragrance."
Beauty
"Adventure is the heart of life."
Adventure
"All this fuss about sleeping in the bed where a giant or a magician lay the night before."
Imagination
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams for reality."
Dreams
"There is a remedy for everything except death."
Wisdom
"Valor lies just halfway between cowardice and rashness."
Courage
"A man may as well expect to hold back the tide as to hold back the effect of a beautiful woman's charms."
Love
"Friends, as time goes on, become more and more precious."
Friendship
"The experience and knowledge that time gives succeeds to youth."
Time
"To be wise and love exceeds man's might."
Wisdom
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on."
Dreams
"A knight-errant without a lady-love is like a tree without leaves or a building without a foundation."
Love
"He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses his courage loses all."
Courage
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Gratitude
"Adventure and romance are the true sustenance of a noble soul."
Adventure
"In fair weather prepare for foul."
Wisdom
"The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness."
Wisdom
"He who is prepared has half the victory."
Success
"Freedom is one of the most precious gifts that heaven has bestowed upon mankind."
Freedom
"Fear is often greater than the evil itself."
Fear
"A good reputation is more valuable than a full purse."
Money
"Perseverance is the virtue by which all things are accomplished."
Perseverance
"Music softens the manners and civilizes the heart."
Music
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."
Hope
"The greater the man the greater the courtesy."
Leadership
"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge."
Imagination