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    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.]

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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.

by Gaston Bachelard Found in: Language Quotes,
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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.

by William Butler Yeats Found in: Language Quotes,
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The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

by Marcellinus Ammianus Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

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To have another language is to possess a second soul.

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

by Charlemagne Found in: Language Quotes,
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Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.

Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.

by Andrea Dworkin Found in: Language Quotes,
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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 the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

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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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