Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us.
Cervantes, Don Quixote II.58
Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us.
Cervantes, Don Quixote II.58
What it means
Don Quixote says this on leaving a duke's palace where he was comfortable but obliged. No treasure on land or sea equals it, he adds. Guard your freedom more than your comfort.
The source
"Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us." Cervantes said it in Don Quixote II.58. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.
"La libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos"Original Spanish, Don Quixote II.58. Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
Cervantes (1547–1616). Spanish soldier, captive and tax collector who wrote Don Quixote, the story of a man who chose to live by an ideal in a world that laughed at it.
Questions
- What does "Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us." mean?
- Don Quixote says this on leaving a duke's palace where he was comfortable but obliged. No treasure on land or sea equals it, he adds. Guard your freedom more than your comfort.
- Who said "Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us."?
- Cervantes (1547–1616). Source: Don Quixote II.58.
- What is the original Spanish?
- La libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us." on a shirt?
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"Freedom is one of the most precious gifts heaven gave us." (Cervantes, Don Quixote II.58, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/freedom-is-one-of-the-most-precious-gifts
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