Translations increase the faults of a work and spoil its beauties.

The supposed right of intolerance is absurd and barbaric. It is the right of the tiger; nay, it is far worse, for tigers do but tear in order to have food, while we rend each other for paragraphs.

Translations increase the faults of a work and spoil its beauties.

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.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.

Nothing is so common as to imitate one's enemies, and to use their weapons.