It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

Quote by Voltaire

Topics: Poetry Quotes

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from...

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to...

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Of all religions, Christianity is without a doubt the one that should inspire tolerance most,...

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

Once the people begin to reason, all is lost

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

To hold a pen is to be at war.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing...

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts

Static in my head, the reflected sound of everything, tried to go to where it...

Static in my head, the reflected sound of everything, tried to go to where it...

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot...

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot...

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners