Ingiliz kasif, cevirmen, yazar, asker, etnolog, dilbilimci, sair ve diplomat Richard Francis Burton'in dogum yildonumu (19 Mart 1821)
"Ama artik farkli dusunuyorum. Onu gorunce derim ki, 'Erkeklerin buyulendigi sen misin? Bedenin deriyle kapli bir sepet aslinda. Icinde kemikler, et, kan ve pislik var. Bununla buyulenen aptal yaratiktan daha buyuk bir yamyam mi var?"
"My mind is now averted from the world. Seeing her I say, “Is this the form by which men are bewitched? This is a basket covered with skin; it contains bones, flesh, blood, and impurities. The stupid creature who is captivated by this—is there a cannibal feeding in Currim a greater cannibal than he?"
"Tedbirliligi ve sagduyusu Vikram'a yakinindaki butun komsularini ve muttefiklerini dusmani gibi gormesini ogretmisti. Dogal dusmanlarin arkasindaki gucleri dost canlisi bulurdu cunku bu gucler onun dusmanlarıinin da dusmaniydi."
"His forethought and prudence taught him to regard all his nearest neighbours and their allies as hostile. The powers beyond those natural enemies he considered friendly because they were the foes of his foes."
"Tanrilar boyle zarif bir yuzu yaratmak icin hangi materyalleri kullanmislardi? Bu guzel yuzu yaratmak icin acaba aydan bir parca mi kullanmislardi? Bunun kanıtini mı istiyorsunuz? Oyleyse aydaki bos yerlere bakin."
"Whence did the gods procure the materials to form so exquisite a face? They took a portion of the most excellent part of the moon to form that beautiful face? Does any one seek a proof of this? Let him look at the empty places left in the moon."




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