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.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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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.]

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.

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.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to the level of the demons.

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.