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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.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our read more
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
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.
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.]
