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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.]
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
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.
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.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.
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.