Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their read more

Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

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.

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?

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

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.

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

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,

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.