“My time will come!” I told myself. “It cannot be, for someone to cast forth pearls of eternal wisdom left and right, day and night, till the mind is blinded by the surging Light of Final Understanding—and nothing! No, fame will be mine, acclaim will be mine, thrones of ivory, the title of Prime Mentorian, the love of the people, sweet solace in a shaded grove, my very own school, pupils that hang on every word, and a cheering crowd!” [“The Cyberiad”]
“My time will come!” I told myself. “It cannot be, for someone to cast forth pearls of eternal wisdom left and right, day and night, till the mind is blinded by the surging Light of Final Understanding—and nothing! No, fame will be mine, acclaim will be mine, thrones of ivory, the title of Prime Mentorian, the love of the people, sweet solace in a shaded grove, my very own school, pupils that hang on every word, and a cheering crowd!” [“The Cyberiad”]
DE: Keinen Gegenstand gab, den man nicht in den Dienst von Zielen einspannen konnte, die den Absicht seiner Hersteller widersprechen. [“Das Hohe Schloß”]
IT: Non c’era oggetto che non potesse essere costretto a servire uno scopo opposto all’intenzione di chi lo aveva creato. [“Il castello alto”]
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DE: Keinen Gegenstand gab, den man nicht in den Dienst von Zielen einspannen konnte, die den Absicht seiner Hersteller widersprechen. [“Das Hohe Schloß”]
IT: Non c’era oggetto che non potesse essere costretto a servire uno scopo opposto all’intenzione di chi lo aveva creato. [“Il castello alto”]