Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Francisco de Quevedo

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Spanish writer Francisco de Quevedo.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, Knight of the Order of Santiago was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era. Along with his lifelong rival, Luis de Góngora, Quevedo was one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age. His style is characterized by what was called conceptismo. This style existed in stark contrast to Góngora's culteranismo.

We all wish to reach a ripe old age, but none of us are prepared to admit that we are already there. — © Francisco de Quevedo
We all wish to reach a ripe old age, but none of us are prepared to admit that we are already there.
In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!
I will be dust, but dust in love
He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.
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