I’m starting to understand how little purchase the truth actually affords us in this world.

[the Emperor Aurangzeb] ‚abolished rÁhdÁri and pÁndÁri which brought lacs of revenue to the government every year …. and forbade the collection of proceeds from the bÁzÁrs held during Urs and JÁtrÁ of infidels who used to congregate in lacs once a year at their temples and used to sell and purchase goods …‛

To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders.

You know how interesting the purchase of a sponge-cake is to me.