All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved

Quote by Casey Miller

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Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we...

Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we...

Language may die at the hands of the schoolman: it is regenerated by the poets

Language may die at the hands of the schoolman: it is regenerated by the poets

Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast.

Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast.

Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if...

Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if...

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.

Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere

Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,...

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,...

Language is memory and metaphor

Language is memory and metaphor

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought

Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do...

Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do...

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Language is the dress of thought.

Language is the dress of thought.

Advertising practitioners are interpreters. But unlike foreign language interpreters, adpeople must constantly learn new languages....

Advertising practitioners are interpreters. But unlike foreign language interpreters, adpeople must constantly learn new languages....

The other day when I was walking through the woods, I saw a rabbit standing...

The other day when I was walking through the woods, I saw a rabbit standing...

We speculated what it was like before we got language skills. When we humans had...

We speculated what it was like before we got language skills. When we humans had...

The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.

The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.

Language is surely too small a vessel to contain these emotions of mind and body...

Language is surely too small a vessel to contain these emotions of mind and body...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...