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Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]
I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
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.
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.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
