Pedro Calderon de la Barca Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

5 Famous Quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.”
Colors Quotes
“Love that is not madness is not love.”
Madness Quotes
“You lie--under a mistake-- For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a man's face, I now Say what I think.”
Lying Quotes
Source: El Magico Prodigioso (sc. 1), translation by Shelley
“A woman needs a stronger head than her own for counsel--she should marry. [Sp., Una muger no tiene. Valor para el consejo, y la conviene Casarse.]”
Matrimony Quotes
Source: El Purgatorio de Sans Patricio (III, 4)
“They say that the best counsel is that of woman. [Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo Ha de ser de la muger.]”
Advice Quotes
Source: El Medico de su Honra (I, 2)