'And how about the old proverb?' remarked the old Prince, who had long been listening to the conversation with a humorous twinkle in his small glittering eyes. 'My daughters won't mind my mentioning it. Women's hair is long, but their wits...' [The Russian proverb runs: 'Woman's hair is long, but her wits are short.']
— E il proverbio? — disse il principe che, da tempo, andava prestando orecchio alla conversazione facendo brillare i suoi piccoli occhi canzonatori — anche in presenza delle figliuole si può dire: “Capelli lunghi...”.