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Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en read more
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en grec est d'une merveilleuse efficace a la
tete d'un livre.]
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 tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
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
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
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.]
