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The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearne, but it is still nonsense.
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearne, but it is still nonsense.
For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.
For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
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
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
