Quotes by Language Under the tropic is our language spoke, And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke. Edmund Waller yokelanguageart To write about history or language is supposed to be within the reach of every man. To write about natural science is allowed to be within the reach only of those who have mastered the subjects on which they write. Edward Augustus Freeman languagewritingmen APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. Edsger Dijkstra languageperfectionmistake The magic of the tongue is the most dangerous of all spells. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton tonguemagiclanguage The one overall structure in my plays is language Edward Bond languageliteratureplay You have to learn the language of Hamlet. Edward Bond language Grammar is the analysis of language. Edgar Allan Poe analysislanguagewriting It may be observed, that very polished languages, and such as are praised for their superior clearness and perspicuity, are generally deficient in strength. Edmund Burke clearnesslanguagemay The communication of ideas requires a similitude of thought and language . . . Edward Gibbon communicationlanguageideas To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue. Edmund Burke virtuelanguagespeak The vices and the virtues are written in a language the world cannot construe; it reads them in a vile translation, and the translators are Failure and Success. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton languagevicesworld The difference of language, dress, and manners . . . severs and alienates the nations of the globe. Edward Gibbon differenceslanguagedresses We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. Edward Sapir communitylanguagechoices Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. Edward Sapir languageexpressionworld In a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all. Edward Sapir languagesocialexpression No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. Edward Sapir languagetworeality A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative. Edward Sapir languagecreativesimple National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry. Edward Sapir inquiryinterestlanguage English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science. Edward Sapir acceptedlanguagelatin As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language. Edward Sapir languagematterfacts«2324252627282930313233»
