The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles read more

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

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.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.

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.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.