THE SOBER AND THE GLUTTON
There was in a place
Two very old men,
One of great sobriety
And the other big glutton.
The best health in the world
He always enjoyed the first.
Being from January to January
The second is weak and dull.
«Why did the greedy man say one day
Eating much more
Are you much fatter?
I don't understand it by my faith».
«It is, —replied the frugal—
And keep it very present,
Because I digest well,
Because you digest badly».
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The conceited pedant
Yes, because he has read a lot
He thinks he has instruction,
And as long as it is judging
The rule for yes take:
It does not nourish what you eat
But what is digested.
Concepción Arenal
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