I do not know what we would have to talk about.
Maybe about the evil that brings unrest in people?
Who whose grandmother broke into a ditch 300 years ago?
History, my dear, is a proven enemy
those who don't like to write in capital letters;
those who love ordinary, human, nice letters.
Proverb, history is a teacher of life*, is written by philosophers.
They are like pregnant women who advise young girl
how to stay innocent, while being born a pack of children.
* Historia est magistra vitae - latin proverb.
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Istorija
Ne znam o čemu bi imali da razgovaramo.
Možda o zlu koje u ljude unosi nemir?
Ko je čiju babu prije 300 godina zasreo u jarku?
Istorija je, draga moja, provjereni neprijatelj
onih koji ne vole da pišu velikim slovima;
onih koja vole obična, ljudska, lijepa slova.
Poslovicu, Istorija je učiteljica života*, su napisali filozofi.
Oni su kao trudne žene koje savjetuju mlade djevojke
kako da ostanu nevine, a da pritom rode čopor djece.
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