Cervantes

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

There are no birds of this year in last year's nests.

To be a gentleman, it suffices to be a man.

The more you are, the more you will be.

Where there is much desire to learn, there of course will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.

Every man is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

Honesty is the best policy.

In every man's life, there are two days that are of supreme importance: the day he is born and the day he finds out why.

When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?

It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket.

The wounds that are given in battle are honorable, but those that are given by the tongue are not.

To go to bed without supper, and to rise without breakfast, is a hard case.

The greatest misfortune of all is to have been happy.

The heart of a woman is a great deep ocean full of secrets.

Forewarned, forearmed.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

There is no book so bad but something good may be found in it.

Tell me what company you keep, and I'll tell you what you are.

El que lee mucho y anda mucho, ve mucho y sabe mucho.