language Quotes

"To grasp the meaning of the world of today we use a language created to express the world of yesterday. The life of the past seems to us nearer our true natures, but only for the reason that it is... ...

"Language is the source of misunderstandings."

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... ...

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

Metaphor is halfway between the unintelligible and the commonplace.

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

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

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

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.

A poet, like a painter or any artist, must copy one of three things: things as they were or are, things as they are said or thought to be, or things as they should be. They use language—either common words,... ...