language Quotes

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

Stolen's a strong word. It's copyrighted content that the owner wasn't paid for.

The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of... ...

The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.

When preparing a speech, one must consider three things: how to convince people, the language to use, and the proper order of the speech parts.

Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and the commonplace.

Some animals make a loud sound. Some are quiet, and others have a voice, which sometimes can be put into words; other times it cannot. There are also noisy animals and quiet animals, musical and unmusical types, but they are... ...

Speech is the representation of the mind, and writing is the representation of speech.

In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same.

The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor.