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If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.
If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their read more
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
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.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.