Quote #2

'How much would I pay to be as pure gold?' said a fresh cucumber, as every ignorant mix up value with price.

More from Antonio Machado

  1. Only a fool thinks price and value are the same.
  2. there are four things that man own that are no use at sea, a compass, a rudder, a sail and the fear of going down.
  3. Caminante, no hay camino / Se hace camino al andar. = Walker, there is no path. The path is made by walking.

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