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.

And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain read more

And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain of our best glories shall be sent, 't unknowing Nations with our stores? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident may come refined with the accents that are ours?

Change your language and you change your thoughts.

Change your language and you change your thoughts.

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

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.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
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And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
This gain of our best glory shall be sent,
T' enrich unknowing nations with our stores?
What worlds in th' yet unformed Occident
May come refin'd with th' accents that are ours?

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?

Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.

Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.