"Literature is the expression, the true thermometer of the state of civilization of a people... The word, spoken or written, is nothing but the representation of ideas, that is, of progress...
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Author
Mariano José de LarraAll Translations
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English
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Literature is the expression, the true thermometer of the state of civilization of a people... The word, spoken or written, is nothing but the representation of ideas, that is, of progress...
"Romanian
"Literatura este expresia, termometrul adevărat al stadiului de civilizație al unui popor... Cuvântul, vorbit sau scris, nu este decât reprezentarea ideilor, adică tot al progresului..."