Un uomo incapace di avere visioni

English translation: No man that does not see visions

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Italian term or phrase:Un uomo incapace di avere visioni
English translation:No man that does not see visions
Entered by: Therese Marshall

16:36 Jun 17, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
History / quotation by Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Italian term or phrase: Un uomo incapace di avere visioni
This is a quotation by Thomas Woodrow Wilson which, for some strange reason, I cannot find on the Internet:

"Un uomo incapace di avere visioni non realizzerà mai una grande speranza né comincerà mai alcuna grande impresa"

In reality, the part that is really bugging me is the "avere visioni"...
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 12:40
No man that does not see visions
Explanation:
See ref :)


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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-17 17:48:52 GMT)
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A more trustworthy source: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7FAKL54LCHcC&pg=PA87&lpg=...
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Ian Mansbridge
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:40
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Great! Thank you so much for your help!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2No man that does not see visions
Ian Mansbridge
4a man without a vision/who does not have a vision
Josephine Cassar
4A man unable to have greater visions
silviacasilli


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
No man that does not see visions


Explanation:
See ref :)


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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-17 17:48:52 GMT)
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A more trustworthy source: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7FAKL54LCHcC&pg=PA87&lpg=...


    Reference: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson
Ian Mansbridge
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:40
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Great! Thank you so much for your help!

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agree  Kate Chaffer
12 hrs

agree  P.L.F. Persio: well done!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a man without a vision/who does not have a vision


Explanation:
expectations for the future-visions for the future, even plans for the future

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Note added at 14 hrs (2014-06-18 07:15:43 GMT)
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maybe not even plans but some kind of a glimmer of an idea about the future

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A man unable to have greater visions


Explanation:
The fact is that the Italian 'translation' is not a faithful'one. The whole passage is as follow: You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.


    Reference: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/woodrowwil121798....
    Reference: http://https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/176386.Woodro...
silviacasilli
Italy
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Italian
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