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Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
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You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
For learning me your language!
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.
