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,

Syllables govern the world.

Syllables govern the world.

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

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.

Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an read more

Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some read more

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

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.

All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.