Voltaire Quotes About Translations

We have collected for you the TOP of Voltaire's best quotes about Translations! Here are collected all the quotes about Translations starting from the birthday of the Writer – November 21, 1694! We hope you will be inspired to new achievements with our constantly updated collection of quotes. At the moment, this page contains 4 sayings of Voltaire about Translations. We will be happy if you share our collection of quotes with your friends on social networks!
  • Translations increase the faults of a work and spoil its beauties.

  • Whatever you do, trample down abuses, and love those who love you. Different translation: Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing superstition, and love those who love you.

  • Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.

  • It is impossible to translate poetry. Can you translate music?

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