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Quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Language is a city to the...


Biography - Ralph Waldo Emerson:

American essayist, lecturer and poet.
Born: 1803 - Died: 1882
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
United States

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.



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Our language can be seen as an ancient city: a maze of little streets and squares, of old and new houses, and of houses with additions from various periods; and this surrounded by a multitude of new boroughs with straight regular streets and uniform houses.




Quotes for: Language


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Quotes for: Language


Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our mind by means of our language.





The language of truth is simple.





Language is a source of misunderstanding.





Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.





Language is the house of the truth of Being.





Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.











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Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.





To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.





Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.





Earth laughs in flowers.





Money often costs too much.





The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.












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