The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
[Fr., L'accent du pays ou l'on est ne demeure dans l'esprit et
dans le coeur comme dans le langage.]

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.

The language of truth is simple.

The language of truth is simple.

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

For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies read more

For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find 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.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and read more

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
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You taught me language, and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
For learning me your language!