“One must be careful with words. Words turn probabilities into facts and by sheer force ofdefinition translate tendencies into habits.”
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“We must think things not words, or at least we must constantly translate our words into the facts for which they stand, if we are to keep to the real and the true.”
“The tendency to turn human judgements into divine commands turns religion into one of the most dangerous forces in the world.”
“Meanings are translatable. Words are untranslatable… More briefly – a word is translatable, its sound is not.”
“There is no such thing as a perfect, ideal, or 'correct' translation. A translator is always trying to extend his knowledge and improve his means of expression; he is always pursuing facts and words.”
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