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Quote by Edward Sapir
It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort o

It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them. – Edward Sapir

Other quotes by Edward Sapir

It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. – Edward Sapir

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communication
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Edward Sapir
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A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services. – Edward Sapir

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Business
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Edward Sapir
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Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science. – Edward Sapir

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Science
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Edward Sapir
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Other Quotes from
Learning
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Id love to do a romantic comedy. And perhaps, if the character was right and I had a good gut instinct, a Bollywood movie. And Id love to direct. One day. Im learning a lot on the set of The Good Wife. – Archie Panjabi

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Learning

We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients that are indispensable to making a better world. In a life of learning that is, perhaps, the greatest lesson of all. – John Hope Franklin

Category:
Learning

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning. – Louisa May Alcott

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Learning

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. – Benjamin Franklin

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Learning

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Its a huge challenge, a huge responsibility. Bond is a huge iconic figure in movie history. These opportunities dont come along very often so I thought, Why not? – Daniel Craig

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I dont think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty. – Honore de Balzac

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