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Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth
to it.
[Fr., L'accent est read more
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth
to it.
[Fr., L'accent est l'ame du discours, il lui donne le sentiment
et la verite.]
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.
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.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
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.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.