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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.
America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. read more
America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more
Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth
to it.
[Fr., L'accent est read more
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth
to it.
[Fr., L'accent est l'ame du discours, il lui donne le sentiment
et la verite.]