John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. (1547–1616) (continued) |
| 9403 |
| Why do you lead me a wild-goose chase? |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vi. |
| 9404 |
| I find my familiarity with thee has bred contempt. 1 |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vi. |
| 9405 |
| The more thou stir it, the worse it will be. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vi. |
| 9406 |
| Now had Aurora displayed her mantle over the blushing skies, and dark night withdrawn her sable veil. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vi. |
| 9407 |
| I tell thee, that is Mambrino’s helmet. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vii. |
| 9408 |
| Give me but that, and let the world rub; there I ’ll stick. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vii. |
| 9409 |
| Sure as a gun. 2 |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. vii. |
| 9410 |
| Sing away sorrow, cast away care. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9411 |
| Thank you for nothing. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9412 |
| After meat comes mustard; or, like money to a starving man at sea, when there are no victuals to be bought with it. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9413 |
| Of good natural parts and of a liberal education. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9414 |
| Would puzzle a convocation of casuists to resolve their degrees of consanguinity. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9415 |
| Let every man mind his own business. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9416 |
| Murder will out. 3 |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9417 |
| Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. viii. |
| 9418 |
| It is the part of a wise man to keep himself to-day for to-morrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. ix. |
| 9419 |
| I know what ’s what, and have always taken care of the main chance. 4 |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. ix. |
| 9420 |
| The ease of my burdens, the staff of my life. |
| Don Quixote. Part i. Book. iii. Chap. ix. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Quotation 7. [back] |
| Note 2. See Butler, Quotation 28. [back] |
| Note 3. See Chaucer, Quotation 39. [back] |
| Note 4. See Lyly, Quotation 11. [back] |