Der Kern des Glücks: Der sein zu wollen, der du bist. - Erasmus

"Just as, according to the proverb of the Greeks, "an ape is always an ape, though dressed in scarlet," so a woman is always a woman — that is, a fool — whatever part she may have chosen to play."

"Invite a wise man to a feast and he'll spoil the company, either with morose silence or troublesome disputes. Take him out to dance, and you'll swear "a cow would have done it better.

el que no tiene abuela, bien puede alabarse a sí mismo.