Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade before the public. Never clothe them in vulgar or shoddy attire.

Quote by George Crane

Topics: Language Quotes

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor...

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor...

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's...

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's...

I've always loved the flirtatious tango of consonants and vowels, the sturdy dependability of nouns...

I've always loved the flirtatious tango of consonants and vowels, the sturdy dependability of nouns...

We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs,...

We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs,...

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,...

I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you...

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument...

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument...

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...

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

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...

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

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

The language of the mystics cannot meet the language of science and reason, but nevertheless...

The language of the mystics cannot meet the language of science and reason, but nevertheless...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human...

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human...

The poor girl does not know how to have a conversation. Unfortunately, she does know...

The poor girl does not know how to have a conversation. Unfortunately, she does know...