The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

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.

Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.

Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.