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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.
Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it read more
Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has read more
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages
Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an read more
Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
