Quotations about:
    paraphrase


Note not all quotations have been tagged, so Search may find additional quotes on this topic.


True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907) American writer, poet, critic, editor
“Leaves From a Notebook,” Ponkapog Papers (1903)
    (Source)
 
Added on 20-Feb-20 | Last updated 20-Feb-20
Link to this post | No comments
Topics: , , , , , ,
More quotes by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

Though old the thought and oft exprest,
‘Tis his at last who says it best.

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) American diplomat, essayist, poet
“For an Autograph,” Under the Willows and Other Poems (1868)
 
Added on 14-Apr-15 | Last updated 14-Apr-15
Link to this post | No comments
Topics: , , , ,
More quotes by Lowell, James Russell