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Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
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.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
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.]
