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Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

by Hermann Weyl Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

by Claude Levi-strauss Found in: Language Quotes,
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No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

by Aubrey Beardsley Found in: Language Quotes,
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Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Language Quotes,
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I can remember the lush spring excitement of language in childhood. Sitting in church, rolling it around my mouth like read more

I can remember the lush spring excitement of language in childhood. Sitting in church, rolling it around my mouth like marbles--tabernacle and pharisee and parable, tresspass and Babylon and covenant.

by Penelope Lively Found in: Language Quotes,
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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.

by Rita Mae Brown Found in: Language Quotes,
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Well languag'd Danyel.

Well languag'd Danyel.

by Sir William Browne Found in: Language Quotes,
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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.

by John Hookham Frere Found in: Language Quotes,
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Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...

Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...

by C. Truesdell Found in: Language Quotes,
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