Riches are able to solder up abundance of flaws.

The fear thou art in, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to derange the senses and make things appear different from what they are; if thou art in such fear, withdraw to one side and leave me to myself, for alone I suffice to bring victory to that side to which I shall give my aid;" and so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and putting the lance in rest, shot down the slope like a thunderbolt.

One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves.

I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea.

When we leave this world, and are laid in the earth, the prince walks as narrow a path as the day-laborer.

When God sends the dawn, he sends it for all.

Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight in criticising the works of others.