Words and their meanings cannot change much; their sounds are constant of a hidden content not related to our meanings.
Austin Osman Spare, The Logomanchy of Zos
Words and their meanings cannot change much; their sounds are constant of a hidden content not related to our meanings.
Austin Osman Spare, The Logomanchy of Zos
Most translations have caught meanings in their net, but prosily, letting the beauty slip through. And in poetry, beauty is no ornament; it is the meaning. It is the truth. We have that on good authority.
Ursula K Le Guin, Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way