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Language is wine upon the lips.
Language is wine upon the lips.
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 most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of read more
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of humn thought.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
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.
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
