"I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences"
- Miguel de Cervantes
About this Quote
This quote by Miguel de Cervantes speaks with the power of experience and its capability to teach us important lessons. He recommends that sayings, or wise expressions, are derived from experience, which he calls the "universal mom of sciences." This indicates that experience is the source of all understanding, and that proverbs are just condensed variations of this knowledge. Cervantes is recommending that we should seek to experience to gain knowledge, instead of relying solely on the words of others. He is likewise indicating that proverbs are not just empty expressions, however rather, they are based on real-life experiences and can be relied on. Eventually, Cervantes is highlighting the importance of learning from our own experiences, in addition to the experiences of others, in order to get knowledge.
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