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    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.

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The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

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Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons read more

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

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And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

by John Hookham Frere Found in: Language Quotes,
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

by Ralph Richardson Found in: Language Quotes,
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

by George Eliot Found in: Language Quotes,
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Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

by Elizabeth Bowen Found in: Language Quotes,
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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?

by E. M. Forster Found in: Language Quotes,
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The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

by Marcellinus Ammianus Found in: Language Quotes,
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