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My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

by Diane Arbus Found in: Travel Quotes,
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Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Language Quotes,
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Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

by William Osler Found in: Language Quotes,
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Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Travel Quotes,
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And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

by John Hookham Frere Found in: Language Quotes,
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For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies read more

For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Language Quotes,
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Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

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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.

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Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

Culture is one thing and varnish is another.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Culture Quotes,
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