Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
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Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,

Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.

Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

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.

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

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 a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles read more

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.