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    The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.

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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?

by Samuel Daniel Found in: Language Quotes,
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And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
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And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
This gain of our best glory shall be sent,
T' enrich unknowing nations with our stores?
What worlds in th' yet unformed Occident
May come refin'd with th' accents that are ours?

by Samuel Daniel Found in: Language Quotes,
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Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.

by Elizabeth Bowen Found in: Language Quotes,
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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.]

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Change your language and you change your thoughts.

Change your language and you change your thoughts.

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All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

by Antonin Artaud Found in: Language Quotes,
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It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Language Quotes,
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Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to read more

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

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Language Quotes,
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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.

by William Butler Yeats Found in: Language Quotes,
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