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It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

by Rita Mae Brown Found in: Language Quotes,
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Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Language Quotes,
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Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

by William Osler Found in: Language Quotes,
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You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
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You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
For learning me your language!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Language Quotes,
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And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
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And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
This gain of our best glory shall be sent,
T' enrich unknowing nations with our stores?
What worlds in th' yet unformed Occident
May come refin'd with th' accents that are ours?

by Samuel Daniel Found in: Language Quotes,
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Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it read more

Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.

by Casey Miller Found in: Language Quotes,
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Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.

Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.

by Jason Chamberlain Found in: Language Quotes,
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We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

by Iris Murdoch Found in: Language Quotes,
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