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Language Quotes - Page 15

All words, in every language, are metaphors.

Marshall McLuhan, Bruce R. Powers (1989). “The global village: transformations in world life and media in the 21st century”, Oxford University Press, USA

Conduct is more convincing than language.

John Woolman, John Greenleaf Whittier (1871). “The Journal of John Woolman”, p.101, Boston : J.R. Osgood

Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (2012). “A Little Princess”, p.118, Collector's Library

Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.

Abbie Hoffman (1968). “Revolution for the hell of it”

I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.

"Ask Rafa: send a question to Rafael Nadal". The Sydney Morning Herald Interview, www.smh.com.au. January 31, 2012.

Dreams say what they mean, but they don't say it in daytime language.

Gail Godwin (2011). “The Finishing School”, p.3, Ballantine Books

The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.

Sophocles, Ezra Pound, Rudd Fleming, Carey Perloff (1990). “Elektra”, p.17, New Directions Publishing