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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.]
If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.
If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.
