“ I am not fond of prying into other men's lives; he who buys and lies feels it in his purse ”
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote (1605). copy citation
Author | Miguel de Cervantes |
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Source | Don Quixote |
Topic | life lie |
Date | 1605 |
Language | English |
Reference | |
Note | Translated by John Ormsby |
Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/996/996-h/996-h.htm |
Context
“"I neither say nor think so," said Sancho; "let them look to it; with their bread let them eat it; they have rendered account to God whether they misbehaved or not; I come from my vineyard, I know nothing; I am not fond of prying into other men's lives; he who buys and lies feels it in his purse; moreover, naked was I born, naked I find myself, I neither lose nor gain; but if they did, what is that to me? many think there are flitches where there are no hooks; but who can put gates to the open plain?”
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