Joseph Smith Translation

Famous quotes containing the words joseph, smith and/or translation:

    “St Joseph thought the world would melt
    But liked the way his finger smelt.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “What I like in a good author isn’t what he says, but what he whispers.”
    —Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)

    “Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information—hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad translations.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)