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La De Sancho Los I Y Sin Thee

Back In short, Sancho, I would have thee tell me all that has come to thine ears on this subject; and thou art to tell me, without adding anything to the good or taking away anything from the bad; for it is the duty of loyal vassals to tell the truth to their lords just as it is and in its proper shape, not allowing flattery to add to it or any idle deference to lessen it. And I would have thee know, Sancho, that if the naked truth, undisguised by flattery, came to the ears of princes, times would be different, and other ages would be reckoned iron ages more than ours, which I hold to be the golden of these latter days.
Front Finalmente, quiero, Sancho, me digas lo que acerca desto ha llegado a tus oídos; y esto me has de decir sin añadir al bien ni quitar al mal cosa alguna, que de los vasallos leales es decir la verdad a sus señores en su ser y figura propia, sin que la adulación la acreciente o otro vano respeto la disminuya; y quiero que sepas, Sancho, que si a los oídos de los príncipes llegase la verdad desnuda, sin los vestidos de la lisonja, otros siglos correrían, otras edades serían tenidas por más de hierro que la nuestra, que entiendo que, de las que ahora se usan, es la dorada.

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