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Francisco de Quevedo

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He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.


— Francisco de Quevedo


#inspirational

Siento haber de dejar deshabitado cuerpo que amante espíritu ha ceñido; desierto un corazón siempre encendido, donde todo el Amor reinó hospedado.


— Francisco de Quevedo


#love

Llama que a la inmortal vida trasciende, ni teme con el cuerpo sepultura, ni el tiemnpo la marchita ni la ofende.


— Francisco de Quevedo


#love

Yo ansí, náufrago amante y peregrino, que en borrasca de amor por Lisis muero, sigo insano furor de alto destino.


— Francisco de Quevedo


#love

In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!


— Francisco de Quevedo


#even #only #seem #short #things






About Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo Quotes




Did you know about Francisco de Quevedo?

As one scholar has written "Even though women were never very much appreciated by Quevedo who is labeled as a misogynist it is impossible to imagine that there was anyone else who could adore them more. Despite his satirical work however Quevedo was primarily a serious poet who could write touching and well-regarded love poems.

Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ðe keˈβeðo]; 14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645) was a Spanish nobleman politician and writer of the Baroque era. His style is characterized by what was called conceptismo. Along with his lifelong rival Luis de Góngora Quevedo was one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age.

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