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Language is memory and metaphor.
Language is memory and metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
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.
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high
hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high
hands makes them obey its laws.
[Fr., La grammaire, qui sait regenter jusqu'aux rois,
Et les fait, la main haute, obeir a ses lois.]
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
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 tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
