No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

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

I stand and listen to people speaking french in the stores and in the street. It's such a pert, crisp read more

I stand and listen to people speaking french in the stores and in the street. It's such a pert, crisp language, elegant as ruffling taffeta.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

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

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.