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 I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out

 I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out

 I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.
  Coco Chanel

 I speak two languages, Body and English.
  Mae West

 I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
  Tom Lehrer

 I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
  Tom Lehrer

 I've always loved the flirtatious tango of consonants and vowels, the sturdy dependability of nouns and capricious whimsy of verbs, the strutting pageantry of the adjective and the flitting evanescence of the adverb, all kept safe and orderly by those reliable little policemen, punctuation marks. Wow! Think I got my ass kicked in high school?
  Dennis Miller

 If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language of a counter power.
  Lionel Jospin

 If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one
  Hebbel

 If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

 If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things

 If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.

 If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.

 In general, every country has the language it deserves.
  Jorge Luis Borges

 Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, the language
  Oscar Wilde


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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.


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