Formerly, when I was told to consider him wise, I kept trying to, and thought I was stupid myself because I was unable to perceive his wisdom; but as soon as I said to myself, he's stupid (only in a whisper of course), it all became quite clear! Don't you think so?'
Azelőtt, mikor rámparancsoltak, hogy őt okosnak tartsam, folyton kutattam s arra lyukadtam ki, hogy magam vagyok ostoba, a miért nem tudom fölfedezni benne az okosságot; most pedig, alig hogy kimondtam, hogy: ostoba, de csak suttogva, egyszeriben tiszta lett a dolog, nemde?