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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Page 971

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. (1547–1616) (continued)

9386

As ill-luck would have it. 1

Don Quixote. Part i. Book i. Chap. ii.

9387

The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the son of his own works. 2

Don Quixote. Part i. Book i. Chap. iv.

9388

Which I have earned with the sweat of my brows.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book i. Chap. iv.

9389

Can we ever have too much of a good thing? 3

Don Quixote. Part i. Book i. Chap. vi.

9390

The charging of his enemy was but the work of a moment.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book i. Chap. viii.

9391

And had a face like a blessing. 4

Don Quixote. Part i. Book ii. Chap. iv.

9392

It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. i.

9393

Fortune leaves always some door open to come at a remedy.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. i.

9394

Fair and softly goes far.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. ii.

9395

Plain as the nose on a man’s face. 5

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. iv.

9396

Let me leap out of the frying-pan into the fire; 6 or, out of God’s blessing into the warm sun. 7

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. iv.

9397

You are taking the wrong sow by the ear. 8

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. iv.

9398

Bell, book, and candle.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. iv.

9399

Let the worst come to the worst. 9

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. v.

9400

You are come off now with a whole skin.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. v.

9401

Fear is sharp-sighted, and can see things under ground, and much more in the skies.

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vi.

9402

Ill-luck, you know, seldom comes alone. 10

Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vi.

Note 1.
See Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Quotation 27. [back]

Note 2.
See Bacon, Quotation 28. [back]

Note 3.
See Shakespeare, As You Like It, Quotation 59. [back]

Note 4.
He had a face like a benediction.—Jarvis’s translation. [back]

Note 5.
See Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Quotation 5. [back]

Note 6.
See Heywood, Quotation 110. [back]

Note 7.
See Heywood, Quotation 101. [back]

Note 8.
See Heywood, Quotation 124. [back]

Note 9.
See Middleton, Quotation 7. [back]

Note 10.
See Shakespeare, Hamlet, Quotation 196. [back]

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