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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.
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?
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.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
