Who said it? Cervantes or Shakespeare? ¿Quien dijo qué, Cervantes o Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare or Miguel de Cervantes: who said what? – quiz
Shakespeare and Don Quixote author Cervantes died 400 years ago: both their deaths are recorded on 23 April 1616. Can you distinguish between their quotes – or is thou a cream-faced loon?
William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. Composite: Alamy/Getty Images
Saturday 23 April 2016 13.02 BST
1
"One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
2
"The pen is the tongue of the soul; as are the thoughts engendered there, so will be the things written."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
3
"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
4
"Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
5
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
6
"Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
7
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
8
"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
9
"The eyes those silent tongues of love."
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
10
"Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better."