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Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
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.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their read more
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.
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.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.