Don Quixote 唐吉訶德, Volume 2
- Miguel de Cervantès (塞凡提斯 1547-1616)

"...and bless the man who invented sleep, a cloak to cover over all human thought,
food that drives away hunger,
water that banishes thirst,
fire that heats up cold,
chill that moderates passion and,
finally universal currency with which all things can be bought,
weight and balance that brings the shepherd and the king, the fool and the wise, to the same level."
(Chapter 68, pg. 717)


……祝福發明睡眠的人，它是遮蓋人類所有思想的斗篷，
……祝福那消除飢餓的食物，
……祝福那止渴的水，
……祝福那溫暖寒冷的火，
……祝福那緩和激情的冷，
……祝福那可以買到所有東西的貨幣，
最後祝福那天秤以同一標準量度牧羊人和國王、愚人和智者。