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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.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their read more
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.
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 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
Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...
Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
