People tell me that all the time, just saying the exact same thing in english, in english there's a cultural difference.

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.