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The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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.
To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.
To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
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
