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.

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.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

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?

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.]

It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.