— Daniel Defoe, buch Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress
Roxana. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Lore Krüger (1914-2009). 1. Aufl. Berlin, Weimar: Aufbau-Verlag, 1977. S. 12
"'No fool, ladies, at all, no kind of fool, whether a mad fool or a sober fool, a wise fool or a silly fool; take anything but a fool; nay, be anything, be even an old maid, the worst of nature's curses, rather than take up with a fool.'" - The Life of Roxana - en.wikisource
