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Quotation of the day:
Author - E.H. Chapin
Verba Volant 19-MAR-2003,
Every day a new quotation translated into many languages.
English - never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury
Albanian - shpirti njerëzor është më i fortë dhe më fisnik se kurrë kur heq dorë nga hakmarrja dhe guxon të falë një padrejtësi
Aragones - nunca l'esprito umán aparixe tan zereño e noble como cuan renunzia a ra benganza y atribe a perdonar una ferita
Asturian - nunca nun aparece l'espíritu humanu tan fuerte y noble como cuando renuncia a la venganza y osa perdonar una
ferida
Basque - ez da inoiz agertzen giza izpiritua, mendekuari uko egin eta zauria barkatzen ausartzen denean baino sendo eta
zintzoago
Bolognese - l'âlma dl òmen la n s fà mâi da vàdder acsé fôrta, cunpâgn a quand l'arnónzia ala vendatta, e la s atänta ed pardunèr
una schêrgna
Bresciano - l'om el sumea maj isè fort e nobile cumpagn de quando el se endica mja e el perduna en tort
Breton - morse ne seblant ene mabden bezañ ken kreñv ha ken uhel evel pa chom hep en em venjiñ, ha pa gred pardoniñ
Calabrese - l'anima umana nun appari mai tantu forti e nobbile cumi quannu rinuncia a si vendicà e osa pirdunà nu tuortu
Catalan - mai l'esperit humà apareix tan fort i noble com quan renuncia a la venjança i s'atreveix a perdonar una ferida
Danish - aldrig er den menneskelige sjæl så stærk og ædel som når den giver afkald på hævn og tør tilgive et sår
Dutch - de menselijke ziel is op haar best, wanneer ze afziet van wraak en durft te vergeven
Estonian - mitte kunagi pole inimese hing nii tugev kui siis, kui ta loobub kättemaksust ja julgeb andestada solvangu
Ferrarese - l'anim uman n'aL par brisa acsì fort e nobil cumpagn'a quant'åL lassa star la vandéta e åL'zzarda a perdunar un tòrt
Finnish - ihmismieli ei koskaan muulloin ole yhtä vahva ja jalo kuin silloin, kun luopuu kostosta ja uskaltaa antaa anteeksi
loukkauksen
Flemish - de menselijke ziel is op haar best, wanneer ze afziet van wraak en durft te vergeven
French - l'âme n'est jamais aussi forte et noble que quand elle renonce à la vengeance et ose pardonner
Furlan - l'anim uman nol semee cussì fuart e nobil come cuant al fâs di mancul de vendete e al tente di perdonâ un tuart
Galician - nunca a alma humana se mostra tan forte e nobre como cando renuncia á vinganza e se atreve a perdoar unha ferida
German - nie erscheint die menschliche Seele so stark als in dem Moment, in dem sie einer Rache entsagt und jemandem
vergibt
Griko Salentino - i zzichì ton àntrepo è ffènete mai ìu tinatì ce mali sa'tti è tteli tin vendetta ce izzèri na zzichorìsi na stravò
Hungarian - az emberi lélek soha máskor nem tûnik olyan erõsnek, mint amikor lemond a bosszúról és mer megbocsátani egy
sérelmet
Italian - l'animo umano non appare mai così forte e nobile come quando rinuncia alla vendetta e osa perdonare un torto
Judeo Spanish - nunka el esprito umano aparese tan fuerte i novle kuando se ezvachea de la vengansa i se atreve a pedronar una
ferida
Latin - hominis animus numquam tam strenuus videtur cum de ultione desistit et iniuriae ignoscere audet
Leonese - nunca l’ánima humana apaez tan fuerte comu cuandu arrenuncia a la venganza y ye a perdonar una ferida
Limburgian - de mins z'n zeïl teent nauts zoe stêrk dan aster zich ènhilt èn plak van trèg te hooë, daar aon te haole èn plak van
aon te taane
Mantuan - l’anim a dl’om an ‘l è mai acsita fort e nobile cmè quand al rinuncia a vendicaras par perdonar an tòrt
Mudnés - l'alma di àmm an sèlta mai fôra acsè tôsta come quànd agh dà a môch a la vendàtta e al s'atèinta a perdunèr un scrêzi
Occitan - nonca l'esperits umans apareis tan fòrts e nòbles coma quand renóncia a la vengança ez ausa perdonar un tòrt
Papiamentu - nunka e spiritu humano ta parse tan fuerte i noble manera ora e renunsiá berguensa i tribi di perdoná un herida
Parmigiano - al spirit 'd l'om al ne 's dá mäj da veder csi fort e con tanta nobléza come quand al se scorda 'd vendichäres e al gh
dá pär pärdonär una ofesa
Piemontese - mai a l'é 'l ëspìrit ëd 'l òm tant fòrt parèj ëd quand a arnunsia à l'arvangia e a ancala përdoné
Polish - duch ludzki nie okazuje sie nigdy tak potezny jak wówczas, gdy wyrzeka sie zemsty i zdobywa sie na odwage by
przebaczyc wyrzadzona krzywde
Portuguese - a alma humana nunca se mostra tão forte e nobre como quando renuncia à vingança e se atreve a perdoar uma
ferida
Reggiano - l'anma ed l'òmen an's fa mai vèder tant forta c'me quand la dà a l'elta a la vendèta e la s'aserda a perdoner a un tort
Romagnolo - l'elma ad l'om apèra d'unquèl tilmènt forta e nòbel comm quand c'a renonzia ad vindichèss e fe' grezia d'on tortt
Roman - l'animo de l'ommini nun appare mai così forte e nobbile come quanno rinuncia aa vendetta e osa perdona' 'n torto
Sardinian - s'ànimu umanu no apparet mai folte e nòbile comente cando riniunziat a sa vendetta e peldonat unu trottu
Sicilian - l'anumu umanu non appari mai accussi fotti e nobili comi quannu rinuncia a vennitta iè osa piddunari un'tortu
Spanish - nunca el espíritu humano aparece tán fuerte y noble como cuando renuncia a la venganza y se atreve a perdonar una
herida
Swedish - aldrig visar sig människosjälen så stark och ädel, som när han avstår från hämnd och förlåter en oförrätt
Venetian - l'ànima umana no la se móstra mai tanto forte come quando che la rinunsia a vendicarse e la riva a perdonar
Zeneize - l'ànima de l'òmmo a no pâ mai tanto fòrte e nòbile comme quande a renonsia a-a vengansa e a s'incalla à perdonâ un
tòrto
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