Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)

All that glisters is not gold.

All that glisters is not gold.

But my thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the
countryman, who looked for his ass while he read more

But my thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the
countryman, who looked for his ass while he was mounted on his
back.

The more thou stir it the worse it will be.

The more thou stir it the worse it will be.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer read more

Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer mal viene de natural cosecha, facilmente se
aprende el hacerle.]