Friday, April 21, 2023

 

The Work of a Lifetime

Voltaire, Le Siècle de Louis XIV (entry for Louis Du Four de Longuerue under Écrivains français; my translation):
To learn several languages poorly is the result of a few years' work. To speak one's own language correctly and eloquently is the work of a lifetime.

Apprendre plusieurs langues médiocrement, c'est le fruit du travail de quelques années. Parler purement et éloquemment la sienne est le travail de toute la vie.



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