miércoles, 23 de septiembre de 2020

Spanish origin of an English proverb



 "It takes all sorts to make a world." People have different personalities, tastes, inclinations, education... diversity is essential. The origin is from Thomas Shelton´s translation of Don Quixote (1520) "...no todos los caballeros pueden ser cortesanos, ni todos los cortesanos pueden ni deben ser caballeros andantes: de todo ha de haber en el mundo." (II, Cap., 6).

The European heritage in proverbs is strong and their influence in English, of importance, and vice versa.  This is why both English and Spanish are so easy to learn (!)

 

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