Who said "Nature teaches what books merely attempt to translate."?

This quote is attributed to Francisco de Quevedo.

Nature teaches what books merely attempt to translate. - Francisco de Quevedo

"Nature teaches what books merely attempt to translate."

Francisco de Quevedo Nature

Poet Novelist Spanish 1580–1645

"Poderoso caballero es Don Dinero"

"La prudencia y la audacia deben caminar juntas"

"Quien no se atreve, no llega a ninguna parte"

"El tiempo es una lima que consume todas las cosas"

"Nature teaches us about beauty."

"Nature teaches us patience and wisdom"

"Sometimes it snows in April."

"Every town has a soul, and Twin Peaks has a troubled one."