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Language is wine upon the lips.
Language is wine upon the lips.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain read more
And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain of our best glories shall be sent, 't unknowing Nations with our stores? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident may come refined with the accents that are ours?
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has read more
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages
