No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-dec…

Miguel de Cervantes
233 citations
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1825). The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, p.108
Life Thought
35

More Author Quotes

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1749). The History Of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha, p.71
It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1993). Don Quixote, p.295, Wordsworth Editions
True valor lies in the middle between cowardice and rashness. ✨ Don Quixote de la Mancha.
The pen is the tongue of the mind. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1867). Don Quixote, p.370
He is mad past recovery, but yet he has lucid intervals. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1855). The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha: With Illus. by Schoff, p.234

No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind. ✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1825). The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, p.108

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes