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The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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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.]
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.
I speak two languages, Body and English.
I speak two languages, Body and English.
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.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.