No one is worth more than another unless they do more.
Cervantes, Don Quixote I.18
Sábete, Sancho, que no es un hombre más que otro si no hace más que otro.
No one is worth more than another unless they do more.
Cervantes, Don Quixote I.18
What it means
Don Quixote cheers a beaten and gloomy Sancho with this line. Worth comes from deeds, not birth or title. Want to be more? Do more.
The source
"No one is worth more than another unless they do more." Cervantes said it in Don Quixote I.18. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.
"Sábete, Sancho, que no es un hombre más que otro si no hace más que otro."Original Spanish, Don Quixote I.18. 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 "No one is worth more than another unless they do more." mean?
- Don Quixote cheers a beaten and gloomy Sancho with this line. Worth comes from deeds, not birth or title. Want to be more? Do more.
- Who said "No one is worth more than another unless they do more."?
- Cervantes (1547–1616). Source: Don Quixote I.18.
- What is the original Spanish?
- Sábete, Sancho, que no es un hombre más que otro si no hace más que otro. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "No one is worth more than another unless they do more." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
Cite this line
"No one is worth more than another unless they do more." (Cervantes, Don Quixote I.18, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/no-one-is-worth-more-than-another-unless
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