Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorEnvy is so thin and yellow because it bites and does not eat.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorWords are like coins, where one is worth many, but many are not worth one.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorThe brave are afraid of their opponent; the coward is afraid of their own fear.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorThe spirit that thinks about what it can fear, begins to fear what it can think.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorThat man who loses honor for the business, loses both the business and the honor.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorThe one who knows where the treasure is located is not wise, but the one who works and retrieves it.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorPride is the architect of ruin; it places the foundations on high and the tiles on the foundations.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorGood advice is good, but I believe it is one of the medicines that are least used and enjoyed.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorThe friend should be like blood, which rushes to the wound without waiting to be called.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorMuch becomes little by simply desiring a little more.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorEveryone who seems stupid, is, and also half of those who don't seem so are.
Francisco de Quevedo
View AuthorIf you want women to follow you, lead the way.