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To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.
Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
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.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain read more
And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain of our best glories shall be sent, 't unknowing Nations with our stores? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident may come refined with the accents that are ours?
