| Back | "Observe, Sancho," replied Don Quixote, "I bring in proverbs to the purpose, and when I quote them they fit like a ring to the finger; thou bringest them in by the head and shoulders, in such a way that thou dost drag them in, rather than introduce them; if I am not mistaken, I have told thee already that proverbs are short maxims drawn from the experience and observation of our wise men of old; but the proverb that is not to the purpose is a piece of nonsense and not a maxim. |
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| Front | -Mira, Sancho -respondió don Quijote-: yo traigo los refranes a propósito, y vienen cuando los digo como anillo en el dedo; pero tráeslos tan por los cabellos, que los arrastras, y no los guías; y si no me acuerdo mal, otra vez te he dicho que los refranes son sentencias breves, sacadas de la experiencia y especulación de nuestros antiguos sabios; y el refrán que no viene a propósito, antes es disparate que sentencia. |
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