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If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.
If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
