#woe

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life. ↗

— Voltaire

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#every #gives #indeed #kills #letter

Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe. ↗

— James Beattie

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#ignorance #knowledge #leads #thy #where

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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#coming #generations #learn #love #poverty