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It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our read more
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.