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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been ca

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. – Samuel Butler

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The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. – Samuel Butler

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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. – John Locke

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Because language is the carrier of ideas, it is easy to believe that it should be very little else than such a carrier. – Louise Bogan

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Words want to be free! – Anonymous

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Learning preserves the errors of the past, as well as its wisdom. For this reason, dictionaries are public dangers, although they are necessities. – Alfred North Whitehead

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