Voltaire Quotes About Language
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Translations increase the faults of a work and spoil its beauties.
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Never having been able to succeed in the world, he took his revenge by speaking ill of it.
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The son of God is the same as the son of man; the son of man is the same as the son of God. God, the father, is the same as Christ, the son; Christ, the son, is the same as God, the father. This language may appear confused to unbelievers, but Christians will readily understand it.
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Language is a very difficult thing to put into words.
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It is impossible to translate poetry. Can you translate music?
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Tears are the silent language of grief.
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