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

Quote by Emmauel Mounier

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A people without a language of its own, is only half a nation.

A people without a language of its own, is only half a nation.

Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is...

Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is...

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

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...

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...

The only usefulness of a map or a language depends on the similarity of structure...

The only usefulness of a map or a language depends on the similarity of structure...

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for...

In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for...

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 clumsy, understanding is subjective, religion is obstructive. We must rise above these obstacles...

Language is clumsy, understanding is subjective, religion is obstructive. We must rise above these obstacles...

Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is...

Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is...

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,...

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

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...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Some people use language to express thought, some to conceal thought, and others instead of...

Some people use language to express thought, some to conceal thought, and others instead of...