Translating is a respectable, valuable, creative and worthwhile use of a human brain. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Bellos, Brain, Creative, 0 - David Bellos Translator Copy
In painting as in prose, a good eye is not enough to tell you whether what you see is real or fake. Feraz Zeid, January 4, 2024January 7, 2024, David Bellos, Eye, Fake, 0 - David Bellos Translator Copy
Happily ever after doesn’t begin with Once upon a time: it begins with Now. - Stephen Mitchell Translator · USA
He that commits a sin shall find the pressing guilt lie heavy on his mind. - Thomas Creech Translator · England
So actions themselves are not good and not bad; only the intention is important. - Stephen Mitchell Translator · USA
If intellect and will are correctly centered, the emotional life takes on harmony. - Richard Wilhelm Translator · Germany
When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock. - Stephen Mitchell Translator · USA
What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing. - Stephen Mitchell Translator · USA
When there’s no way out, you just follow the way in front of you. - Stephen Mitchell Translator · USA
Be not like the bird that sees the seed, but not the trap. - Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon Translator · France