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Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
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.
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.]
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
Fie, fie upon her!
There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip;
Nay, her foot speaks. read more
Fie, fie upon her!
There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip;
Nay, her foot speaks. Her wanton spirits look out
At every joint and motive of her body.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
