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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.
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.]
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
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!
