John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9396 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1547-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9396 |
| AUTHOR: | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Let me leap out of the frying-pan into the fire; 1 or, out of God’s blessing into the warm sun. 2 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. iv. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 110. [back] |
| Note 2. See Heywood, Quotation 101. [back] |