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Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Language is memory and metaphor.
Language is memory and metaphor.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
The language of truth is simple.
The language of truth is simple.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en read more
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en grec est d'une merveilleuse efficace a la
tete d'un livre.]
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
