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Translation - French-English - Aphorisme 62

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Title	Aphorisme 62
Text Submitted by Minny	Source language: French Translated by ArnoLagrange Lorsque l'on ne donne rien, on ne peut pas non plus s'attendre Ã recevoir quelque chose. Et l'on se retrouve isolÃ©. Si isolÃ© que l'on doit finir par donner quelque chose.

Title	Aphorism 62
Translation English Translated by goncin	Target language: English When one doesn't give anything, he can't expect to receive anything. And he finds himself alone. So lonely that he ends up giving something.

Validated by lilian canale

- 3 February 2009 15:55

Last messages

	Author	Message
		3 February 2009 14:50
	Lein Number of messages: 3389	In the last phrase, the German word that is used is 'etwas' which is 'something' rather than 'anything'.
		3 February 2009 14:53
	gamine Number of messages: 4611	Agree with Lein. "something".
		3 February 2009 15:22
	goncin Number of messages: 3706	Thanks, girls! CC: gamine
		3 February 2009 22:23
	gamine Number of messages: 4611	Happy to help you. Can't do it often. Your English is better than mine.
		21 February 2009 11:07
	itsatrap100 Number of messages: 279	How did "one" change to "he" in the second line?
		28 April 2009 12:01
	ramarren Number of messages: 291	Does anybody can confirm that the last sentence is "So lonely that he ends up giving something" and not "So lonely that he needs to give something" The Russian translation uses the second one... It must be wrong then...
		28 April 2009 12:35
	Minny Number of messages: 271	I prefer this English translation: When you don't give anything you can't expect to receive anything and you find yourself alone, so lonely that you end up giving something.