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    The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.

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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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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.

by Toni Morrison Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Language Quotes,
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Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

by Anna Jameson Found in: Language Quotes,
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When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy read more

When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past.

by Christopher Ricks Found in: Language Quotes,
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Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

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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.]

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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.

by Walt Whitman 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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