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Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.
Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.
See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one read more
See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.
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.]
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.
Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.
Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time,
place, and company.
Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time,
place, and company.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.