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    If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of humn thought.

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Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

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Well languag'd Danyel.

Well languag'd Danyel.

by Sir William Browne Found in: Language Quotes,
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All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

by Casey Miller Found in: Language Quotes,
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And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

by John Hookham Frere Found in: Language Quotes,
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Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...

Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...

by C. Truesdell Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

by Angela Carter Found in: Language Quotes,
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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.

by Heinrich Heine Found in: Language Quotes,
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To have another language is to possess a second soul.

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

by Charlemagne Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.

Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.

by Rita Mae Brown Found in: Language Quotes,
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