Small collection about Translations and Translators
Translations remind women: straight aren’t beautiful, beautiful aren’t straight (Moritz Gottlieb Saphir)
I have found out that the name Canary Islands means Dog Islands to be translated from Latin: I could always
feel some kind of the fall-trap there! (Vladimir Borisov)
I am sure you would be surprised to hear a cow speaking English.… But believe me, after the tenth time you
would resent the fact that she did not have an Oxford accent. Of course, only if you could understand the
difference. (Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
English is very simple, but difficult language. It consists entirely from foreign words, additionally all are
pronounced incorrectly. (Kurt Tucholsky)
Romans would never have found time to conquer the World if they had been obliged first to learn. (Heinrich
Heine)
Who have learnt English-Russian dictionary, understands English-Russian language.
Life is too short to study German (Richard Porson)
