John Ogilby vs. Miguel de Cervantes
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Ogilby
1600 – 1676
John Ogilby, Ogelby, or Oglivie was a Scottish translator, impresario, publisher and cartographer. He was probably at least a half-brother to James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie, though neither overtly acknowledged this. Ogilby's most-noted works include translations of the works of Virgil and Homer, and his version of the Fables of Aesop.
"Begin, sweet Babe, with smiles thy Mother know."
Miguel de Cervantes
1547 – 1616
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote, a work considered to be the first modern novel. Don Quixote has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".
"Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world."