"The original is unfaithful to the translation."
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"Genius is an intellect that has become unfaithful to its destiny."
"I loved you when you were unfaithful; what would I have done if you were true?"
"Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original."
"Men are only as unfaithful as their options."
"Women sometimes allow you to be unfaithful to their love; they never allow you to wound their self-esteem."
"I haven't been unfaithful, well only when I was younger!"
"Every master has but one disciple, and that one becomes unfaithful to him, for he too is destined for master-ship."