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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.
Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.
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.
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.
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.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
