Confía en el tiempo, que suele dar dulces salidas a muchas amargas dificultades...
But who in the world can boast that he has penetrated and understood the confused thought and mutable condition of a woman? No one, certainly.
But what’s that book next to it? La Galatea, by Miguel de Cervantes,24 said the barber. This Cervantes has been a good friend of mine for many years, and I know that he is better versed in misfortunes...
But what distressed him greatly was not having another hermit there to confess him and to receive consolation from; and so he solaced himself with pacing up and down the little meadow, and writing and...
Bien parece, respondió don Quijote, que no estás cursado en esto de las aventuras: ellos son gigantes; y si tienes miedo, quítate de ahí, y ponte en oración en el espacio que yo voy a entrar con ellos...
At last, when his wits were gone beyond repair, he came to conceive the strangest idea that ever occurred to any madman in this world. It now appeared to him fitting and necessary, in order to win a g...
As I said, I went back to my dog’s rations, and to the bones that a household serving slave threw me, and even those I had to fight over with two spotted cats. Free and easy, they thought nothing of s...
And so, having polished up his armor and made the morion over into a closed helmet, and having given himself and his horse a name, he naturally found but one thing lacking still: he must seek out a la...
And now gay-plumaged birds of all sorts began to warble in the trees, and with their varied and gladsome notes seemed to welcome and salute the fresh morn that was beginning to show the beauty of her...
And indeed, if the truth is to be told, what I eat in my corner without form or fuss has much more relish for me, even though it be bread and onions, than the turkeys of those other tables where I am...
An escape from penalty is better than petitioning the judges.
All beauty does not inspire love; some please the sight without captivating the affections. If all beauties were to enamour and captivate, the hearts of mankind would be in a continual state of perple...
Advierte, Sancho —dijo don Quijote—, que el amor ni mira respetos ni guarda términos de razón en sus discursos, y tiene la misma condición que la muerte: que así acomete los altos alcázares de los rey...
According to an ancient and common tradition in the kingdom of Great Britain, this king did not die, but was transformed into a raven by the art of enchantment and, in the course of time, he shall ret...
To retire is not to flee, and there is no wisdom in waiting when danger outweighs hope, and it is the part of wise men to preserve themselves to-day for to-morrow, and not risk all in one day.
¡Quizá porque no es posible verte sin quererte, Dora
Y ahora, señores - dijo D'Artagnan sin tomarse el trabajo de explicar su conducta a Porthos-, todos para uno y uno para todos, esa es nuestra divisa, ¿no es así?
Para mí, señor castellano, cualquiera cosa basta, porque mis arreos son las armas, mi descanso el pelear,
Ésa es natural condición de mujeres —dijo don Quijote—: desdeñar a quien las quiere y amar a quien las aborrece.
¿Si estará afiliado este Dantés en alguna sociedad secreta?