Miguel De Cervantes

When you think of Miguel De Cervantes, you think of Don Quixote. Cervantes breathed life into his main character, Don Quixote, the hallucinating knight, who fought chivalrous battles with imaginary foes. A Spanish writer, poet and playwright, Cervantes is well known for many novels. But his magnum opus, Don Quixote, remains etched in literary history. Here are some famous Miguel De Cervantes quotes.

Teacher
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness - its opposite - never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

Opportunities
Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Optimism
Love not what you are but, what you may become.

Teacher
Time ripens all things, no man is born wise.

Business
To be prepared is half the victory.

Truth
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.