“Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.”

— Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote (1605–1615), Part II, Ch. 23

About Miguel de Cervantes

1547 – 1616

Spanish novelist, author of "Don Quixote".

“Valour lies just halfway between rashness and cowheartedness.”

“Fear is sharp-sighted, and can see things underground, and much more in the skies.”

“Every one is the son of his own works.”

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“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”

“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

“Friends are born, not made.”

“A man, sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.”