Ivan Chemnitzer

thumb| Ivan Ivanovitch Chemnitzer or Khemnitzer (Ива́н Ива́нович Хемни́цер; 1745–1784) was a Russian fabulist of German descent. Quotes За чѣмъ, онъ говоритъ ему:Достоинствамъ, уму,Богатство свѣтъ предпочитаетъ?—„Легко, мой другъ! понять:‎Достоинства не льзя занять,‎А деньги всякой занимаетъ.„ And said—"Pray tell me why is wealth preferr'd To wisdom?"—"That's a silly question, friend!" Replied the other—"have you never heard,    A man may lend his store    Of gold or silver ore, But wisdom none can borrow, none can lend?" Богач и бедняк ("The Rich and the Poor Man"), translated by Sir John Bowring, Specimens of the Russian Poets (Boston, MA: Cummings and Hilliard, 1822) p. 141 External links Category:1745 births Category:1784 deaths Category:Poets from Russia Category:Fabulists