People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as unimportant, are unlikely to think carefully about anything else.

Quote by B R Myers

Topics: Clarity Quotes, Grammar Quotes, Language Quotes

Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all.

Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all.

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often...

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often...

You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue...

You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue...

When the meaning is unclear there is no meaning.

When the meaning is unclear there is no meaning.

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the Most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting...

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the Most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting...

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

The more of me I be, the clearer I can see.

The more of me I be, the clearer I can see.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by...

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by...

In the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide...

In the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

One should use common words to say uncommon things.

There is nothing as mysterious as something clearly seen

There is nothing as mysterious as something clearly seen

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a...

The best way to succeed is to have a specific Intent, a clear Vision, a...

I don't think being honest will make life better.... It only makes life more transparent....but...

I don't think being honest will make life better.... It only makes life more transparent....but...

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and...

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and...

Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought.

Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought.

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and...

You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and...

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar

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.