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"It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn."
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"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."

"English is not merely a language anymore, it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world."

"Aye, aye, that's the way wi' thee: thee allays makes a peck o' thy own words out o' a pint o' the Bible's."

"It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word."

"Words are the fallen ruins of silent majesty."

"We suffer from the malady of words, and have no trust in any feeling that is not stamped with its special word."
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"The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired."


"All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things."


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"To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible."


"Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain."


"If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn."


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