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Title: Who said this - is this a quote?
Post by: rdivilbiss on November 02, 2007, 05:04:28 PM
les choses que vous craignez sont imbaffablles pas par leur nature mais par votre approche


Title: Re: Who said this - is this a quote?
Post by: GrandSchtroumpf on November 02, 2007, 07:37:03 PM

Jewel Kilcher in her book "A Night Without Armor"
"The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature but by your approach"
Thank you google.  :)

and it's "imbattables", not "imbaffablles".
i would have used "invincibles".
"battre" is for opponents in sports or games, "vaincre" is for military victories or for fears (vaincre ses peurs).
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/defeat

too late to change it for this girl...
maybe the things she fears are very good at chess or at ping-pong.
(http://bp3.blogger.com/_keXO6xd7TN8/RkMk8ethytI/AAAAAAAAAJM/3fTz4dBJm3k/s1600/10%2Bcopie.jpg)


Title: Re: Who said this - is this a quote?
Post by: VGR on November 03, 2007, 04:16:28 AM
mouais...


Title: Re: Who said this - is this a quote?
Post by: rdivilbiss on November 03, 2007, 07:56:05 PM
Jewel Kilcher in her book "A Night Without Armor"
"The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature but by your approach"
Thank you google.  :)

and it's "imbattables", not "imbaffablles".  That explains why I couldn't find it.  Thank you very much.


Title: Re: Who said this - is this a quote?
Post by: rdivilbiss on November 09, 2007, 06:16:55 PM
I might again say thank you, and I really appreciate the etymology.  Languages are interesting and unfortunately learning others not so easy.