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)

    I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
    —Sydney Smith (1771–1845)

    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)