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09:01 Jul 12, 2009 |
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Dutch to English translations [PRO] Philosophy / erasmus | |||||
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3 | one who does not play has a short childhood |
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3 | Folly is the only thing that keeps youth at a stay and old age afar off |
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one who does not play has a short childhood Explanation: It's not a very poetic rendering, but that is what it looks like it says, prosaically. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2009-07-12 16:32:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or rather, "a short youth." grows old quickly? |
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Folly is the only thing that keeps youth at a stay and old age afar off Explanation: This is the only sentence I can find in the translation suggested by Writeaway that seems to match the proverb: And to this purpose is that no small testimony of the proverb, that says, "Folly is the only thing that keeps youth at a stay and old age afar off;" as it is verified in the Brabanders, of whom there goes this common saying, "That age, which is wont to render other men wiser, makes them the greater fools." http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/8efly10.txt -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-07-12 19:41:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Please do not forget to close this question by selecting the most helpful answer, thanks. |
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