English equivalent: Nature gave us two ears and a single mouth. He experienced 7 wives but was survived by 6 of them who gave him ten sons and 7 daughters. The daughters of the sultan also uncovered their breasts in public. Kirk Rappaport, Pamela (2005). Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Selected Writings. Stone, J. R. (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs and Sayings, Routledge.