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    The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
    as much as in the language.
    [Fr., L'accent du pays ou l'on est ne demeure dans l'esprit et
    dans le coeur comme dans le langage.]

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We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

by Iris Murdoch Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Language Quotes,
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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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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

by George Eliot Found in: Language Quotes,
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Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

by John Selden Found in: Language Quotes,
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I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some read more

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

by Katherine Dunn Found in: Language Quotes,
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Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

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The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

by Marcellinus Ammianus Found in: Language Quotes,
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