To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and read more

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
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Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

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.