If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

The language of truth is simple.

The language of truth is simple.

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

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.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

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

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.