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# Milan Rúfus

(1928–2009)   Linguist

 **3** quotes in **9** categories

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Milan Rúfus was a linguist.

## Quick Facts About Milan Rúfus

Born December 10, 1928

Died January 11, 2009

Profession Linguist

## About Milan Rúfus

Slovak poet, translator and writer (1928–2009)... \| Milan Rúfus was a Slovak poet, essayist, translator, children's writer and academic. Rúfus is the most translated Slovak poet into other languages.

##  Quotes by Milan Rúfus

> [“So this is love: the Sculptor’s chisel. And stone, which in its whole life does not utter a single word, suddenly sings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-r-fus/so-this-is-love-the-sculptor-s-chisel-and-stone-which-in-its-whole/)

Milan Rúfus

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae7/milan-r-fus-87561_life_so-this-is-love-the-sculptor-s-chisel-an_31174.jpg)

> [“There always comes the day when children swallow the key to the door of secrecy. They’ll not return it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-r-fus/there-always-comes-the-day-when-children-swallow-the-key-to-the-door/)

Milan Rúfus

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/milan-r-fus-87561_children_there-always-comes-the-day-when-children_621220.jpg)

> [“Forgive me, joy, if I blasphemed you before I learned to love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-r-fus/forgive-me-joy-if-i-blasphemed-you-before-i-learned-to-love/)

Milan Rúfus

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/milan-r-fus-87561_forgive_forgive-me-joy-if-i-blasphemed-you-befor_2542372.jpg)

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