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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.]

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Change your language and you change your thoughts.

Change your language and you change your thoughts.

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Words are loaded pistols.

Words are loaded pistols.

by Jean-paul Sarte Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons read more

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

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I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

by Mae West Found in: Funny Quotes, Language Quotes,
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Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 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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We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

by Iris Murdoch Found in: Language Quotes,
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It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Language Quotes,
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It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

by Douglas Adams Found in: Language Quotes,
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