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Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en read more
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en grec est d'une merveilleuse efficace a la
tete d'un livre.]
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
