"As soon as it was noticed that, with the passage of time, old nonsense acquires an air of wisdom, and old inventions, which have become the subject of frivolous gossip, give rise to great, even grandiose truths, the world was filled with truths as big as leaf and grass. There is a truth that everyone knows, but no one talks about, because not every truth can be spoken. There is a truth that everyone extols, but not wholeheartedly, because you can't trust every truth. What shall we say of the vows of lovers, of the threats of mothers, of the promises of drunkards, of the promises of potentates, of the last word of merchants? And so on to infinity!
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As soon as it was noticed that, with the passage of time, old nonsense acquires an air of wisdom, and old inventions, which have become the subject of frivolous gossip, give rise to great, even grandiose truths, the world was filled with truths as big as leaf and grass. There is a truth that everyone knows, but no one talks about, because not every truth can be spoken. There is a truth that everyone extols, but not wholeheartedly, because you can't trust every truth. What shall we say of the vows of lovers, of the threats of mothers, of the promises of drunkards, of the promises of potentates, of the last word of merchants? And so on to infinity!
""Imediat ce s-a observat că, odată cu trecerea timpului, aiurelile vechi capătă un aer de înțelepciune, iar născocirile vechi, devenite subiect de cleveteală ușuratică, dau naștere unor adevăruri mari, ba chiar grandioase, lumea sa umplut de adevăruri câtă frunză și iarbă. Există un adevăr pe care-l cunoaște toată lumea, dar despre care nimeni nu vorbește, pentru că nu orice adevăr poate fi rostit. Există un adevăr pe care toată lumea îl ridică în slăvi, însă, nu din toată inima, fiindcă nu te poți încrede în orice adevăr. Ce să spunem de jurămintele îndrăgostiților, de amenințările mamelor, de promisiunile bețivilor, de promisiunile potentaților, de ultimul cuvânt al negustorilor? Și tot așa la infinit!"