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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

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Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. – 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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The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science. – Edward Sapir

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In university they dont tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools. – Doris Lessing

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Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet. This enables young people to grow up learning how to steal. – Suzanne Fields

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Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve. – Henry David Thoreau

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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. – Socrates

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Sex is… perfectly natural. Its something thats pleasurable. Its enjoyable and it enhances a relationship. So why dont we learn as much as we can about it and become comfortable with ourselves as sexual human beings because we are all sexual? – Sue Johanson

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I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love. I now quit altogether public affairs, and I lay down my burden. – Edward VIII

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Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly. – P. J. ORourke

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