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Quote by William James
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered

Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought. – William James

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Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his thumb with a hammer. – Marshall Lumsden

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Ive found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be pass? before it gets into print. – Raymond Chandler

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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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