It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their read more

Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

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

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

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.

For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.

For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.