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title: "5 Language Goes Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien-2/middle-english-is-an-exciting-field-almost-uncharted-i-begin-to-think/)

[J. R. R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/j-r-r-tolkien-2-1316_almost_middle-english-is-an-exciting-field-almo_495356.png)

> [If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/if-you-talk-to-a-man-in-a-language-he-understands-that-goes-to-his/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6a/nelson-mandela-248_heart_if-you-talk-to-a-man-in-a-language-he-un_923661.jpg)

> [If you talk to a man in a language he understands, it goes to his head. If you talk to him in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-guzaldo/if-you-talk-to-a-man-in-a-language-he-understands-it-goes-to-his-head/)

[Andrew Guzaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-guzaldo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/andrew-guzaldo-1852_language_if-you-talk-to-a-man-in-a-language-he-un_1476208.jpg)

> [Philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-wittgenstein/philosophical-problems-arise-when-language-goes-on-holiday/)

[Ludwig Wittgenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-wittgenstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/ludwig-wittgenstein-582_arise_philosophical-problems-arise-when-langua_2698451.png)

> [As for language, almost everything goes now. That is not to say that verbal taboos have disappeared, but merely that they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-lehrer/as-for-language-almost-everything-goes-now-that-is-not-to-say-that/)

[Tom Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-lehrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/tom-lehrer-3442_certain_as-for-language-almost-everything-goes-n_3199558.jpg)

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