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!

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Language is wine upon the lips.

Language is wine upon the lips.

Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.

Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to the level of the demons.

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 tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it read more

Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.