"Thou dost not understand me, Sancho," said Don Quixote; "I only mean he must have made some compact with the devil to infuse this power into the ape, that he may get his living, and after he has grown rich he will give him his soul, which is what the enemy of mankind wants; this I am led to believe by observing that the ape only answers about things past or present, and the devil's knowledge extends no further; for the future he knows only by guesswork, and that not always; for it is reserved for God alone to know the times and the seasons, and for him there is neither past nor future; all is present.
-No me entiendes, Sancho: no quiero decir sino que debe de tener hecho algún concierto con el demonio de que infunda esa habilidad en el mono, con que gane de comer, y después que esté rico le dará su alma, que es lo que este universal enemigo pretende. Y háceme creer esto el ver que el mono no responde sino a las cosas pasadas o presentes, y la sabiduría del diablo no se puede estender a más, que las por venir no las sabe si no es por conjeturas, y no todas veces; que a solo Dios está reservado conocer los tiempos y los momentos, y para Él no hay pasado ni porvenir, que todo es presente.