"Every language has its own word for the sun, but the sun us always the same."

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"Words are the fallen ruins of silent majesty."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other."

Rebecca Solnit, American Actress

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"We suffer from the malady of words, and have no trust in any feeling that is not stamped with its special word."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was quite refreshing to be playing someone who was a compassionate, decent guy."

Sean Bean, English Actor

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"Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

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"They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Language, Theft, Truth, Life

"Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for one's friends, love of nature, and so on. English has only one word, which leads to never-ending confusion."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

Language, Love, Confusion, Culture

"We float in language like icebergs " four-fifths under the surface and only one-fifth of us projecting into the open air of immediate, non-linguistic experience."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Language, Communication, Perception, Humanity

"Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."Hazel tried not to laugh. "What did he say?""With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top."Frank looked incredulous. "I thought the horse couldn't fly!"This time Arion whinnied so angrily, even Hazel could guess he was cursing."Dude," Percy told the horse, "I've gotten suspended for saying less than that..."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"The joy of knowing a foreign language is inexpressible. I find it really difficult to express such joy in my mother tongue."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

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"People don't think when they're enjoying themselves. Thinking is a sign of disturbance."

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"The hammer never complains of the noise."

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"The examined life: nothing is more futile or counterproductive. The active, joyous, spontaneous life: that is what one should aim for."

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"Geniuses are a dime a dozen. The truly tolerant are rare."

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"When you act without feeling, that's the living death."

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"Words are the fallen ruins of silent majesty."

"Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other."

"We suffer from the malady of words, and have no trust in any feeling that is not stamped with its special word."

"I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was quite refreshing to be playing someone who was a compassionate, decent guy."

"Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals."

"They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps."

"Sanskrit has different words to describe love for a brother or sister, love for a teacher, love for a partner, love for one's friends, love of nature, and so on. English has only one word, which leads to never-ending confusion."

"We float in language like icebergs " four-fifths under the surface and only one-fifth of us projecting into the open air of immediate, non-linguistic experience."

"The joy of knowing a foreign language is inexpressible. I find it really difficult to express such joy in my mother tongue."

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"Even blind alleys lead somewhere."

"Language is a ladder that always falls short of reality."

"Be unprepared, that's my motto. Be unprepared, and let life overwhelm you."

"Everyone I meet wants to give me directions, but I'm not lost."

"There are no sad days, only sad thoughts."

"People don't think when they're enjoying themselves. Thinking is a sign of disturbance."

"The hammer never complains of the noise."

"The examined life: nothing is more futile or counterproductive. The active, joyous, spontaneous life: that is what one should aim for."

"Geniuses are a dime a dozen. The truly tolerant are rare."

"When you act without feeling, that's the living death."