Talk:Language

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 * "The language of friendship is not words but meanings." --Henry David Thoreau

"But the Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana." --Eddie Izzard
 * "Two languages in one head? No-one can live at that speed!";


 * "Language is not only an instrument of communication or even of knowledge, but also an instrument of power. One seeks not only to be understood but also to be believed, obeyed, respected, distinguished." --Pierre Bourdieu


 * "He who is ignorant of other languages is ignorant of his own." --Goethe


 * "In the commerce of speech use only coin of gold and silver." --Joseph Joubert


 * "Felicity, not fluency, of language is a merit." --Whipple


 * "There is no real distinction between 'language' and 'dialect.'" --Matthews