Many scholars and writers have spoken about the virtue of translation and how translation is done correctly while clarifying its goals and importance, including the most famous translator.
In the world that is called the dean of translators, Perfection website discusses in this article the most beautiful things that have been said in translation
The most beautiful thing said in translation
Many of the world's translators of all nationalities participated in talking about translation, and the most famous quotes about that emerged. Below are some of the most beautiful quotes that have been said about translation:
- “Writers make national literature, while translators make universal literature.” ― Jose Saramago
“The original is unfaithful to the translation.” — Jorge Luis Borges
“To translate, one must have a style of his own, for otherwise the translation will have no rhythm or nuance, which come from the process of artistically thinking through and molding the sentences; they cannot be reconstituted by piecemeal imitation. The problem of translation is to retreat to a simpler tenor of one’s own style and creatively adjust this to one’s author.” — Paul Goodman
“Translating is writing.” — Marguerite Yourcenar
“A translator is to be like his author; it is not his business to excel him.” Samuel Johnson
- Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture
