Sancho Panza Quotes

Take my advice and live for a long, long time. Because the maddest thing a man can do in this life is to let himself die.

To those who cannot distinguish between the one kind and the other, no doubt “Don Quixote” is a sad book;

By my faith, this comes, not of any want of ability, but of too much indolence and too little knowledge of life.

That crazy brain of yours have quite upset, but aught of base or mean hath never yet been charged by any in reproach to you.

“But what becomes of all the hay and corn?” My master gives me none; he’s much too mean.”

“What we see there are not giants but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails that turned by the wind make the millstone go.”

“I have nothing to say; but God knows I would rather your worship complained when anything ailed you. For my part, I confess I must complain however small the ache may be; unless this rule about not complaining extends to the squires of knights-errant also.”

“so be it then, and God grant us success, and that the time for winning that island which is costing me so dear may soon come, and then let me die.”

After all, they say right that it takes a long time to come to know people, and that there is nothing sure in this life.

And what greater miisforune can there be, than the one that waits for time to put an end to it and death to remove it?

but I, what did I have, except the heaviest whacks I think I had in all my life?

Unlucky me and the mother that bore me!

“I hear nothing but a great bleating of ewes and sheep,”

“Clearly this master of mine is as bold and valiant as he says he is.”

“Well then, by God, there is an end of the story, for there is no going any farther.”

for I have heard say ‘he loves thee well that makes thee weep;’

“Mind what you say, your worship, and still more what you do,”

“For the love of God,” said Sancho, “be careful, your worship, how you give yourself those knocks on the head, for you may come across such a rock, and in such a way, that the very first may put an end to the whole contrivance of this penance; and I should think, if indeed knocks on the head seem necessary to you, and this business cannot be done without them, you might be content—

“by him thou didst swear by just now I swear thou hast the most limited understanding that any squire in the world has or ever had.

Keep it safe, my friend, for just now I have no need of it;

“and let me tell you she can fling a crowbar as well as the lustiest lad in all the town.

“that thou art a mighty great chatterer, and that with a blunt wit thou art always striving at sharpness;

“for I know your worship has just such a mole on the middle of your backbone, which is the mark of a strong man.”

“God is in heaven, and sees all tricks, and will judge who does most harm, I in not speaking right, or your worship in not doing it.”

“Let your worship ask what you will,” answered Sancho, “for I shall find a way out of all as I found a way in; but I implore you, señor, not to be so revengeful in future.”