'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.']
–¿Y la sentencia? –medió el anciano Príncipe, que hacía tiempo escuchaba, mirando con sus ojos pequeños y brillantes, llenos de ironía, No me importa repetirla en presencia de mis hijas: «La mujer es un animal de cabellos largos y de...».