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The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of read more
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of humn thought.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.
Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time,
place, and company.
Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time,
place, and company.
To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.
To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.