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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
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.
Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.
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 exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
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.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
