Languages Quotes

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Since at least the Middle Ages, philosophers and philologists have dreamed of curing natural languages of their flaws by constructing entirely new idioms according to… — Joshua Foer
The things you leave school knowing - some dates and long division - so much of it has been of no use to me. Schools… — Jane Asher
The way that I approached numbers, think about them, the same as for language as well-acquiring vocabulary, understanding the grammar, the structures of languages, the… — Daniel Tammet
Lucy Mercedes Martinez, my mother, was probably my first mentor. She really tried to take care of me in spite of myself, and in spite… — Richard Carmona
Every religion implies that it treats the problem of being and nonbeing, life and death. Their languages are different, but they speak about the same… — Mircea Eliade
Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages. — Nawal El Saadawi
Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing… — Tariq Ramadan
Everywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects of food. — Ferran Adria
Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught… — Derek Bok
Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and Alexander the Great so valued learning, that he used to… — Thomas Babington Macaulay
And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the variations In your languages And your colors; verily In that… — Quran
All men have poetry in their hearts, and it is necessary for them, as much as possible, to express their feelings. For this they must… — Rabindranath Tagore
Let me teach you to greet someone in one out of the 11 South African official languages: in Isizulu, by saying Hi, hellow, Good morning/evening=… — Simphiwe Scientist Dumi
May be you can never understand the languages of different people, but you can always understand them with their behaviour... — Rohit Padhra
Why hate when there is Love, Why killing where there is Peace, Why revenge when there is Forgiveness, Why enmity when there is Friendship, We… — Lily 20
They stared at her curiously, and she caught snatches of conversation in two or three languages. It wasn't hard to guess their content, and she… — Superman
Learning to smile is very important for us, the children of God. For with it, we speak all languages of the world and touch nations… — Albert Kang
Thousands of languages around this world but smile can beat them all. Because Smile is the Language even a BABY can speak.. — Babloo
The first book in most languages of the world has been the Bible!! — Glen Rambharack
When tears speaks, all the pain languages cease. — MoulaY AbdallaH Boulaasair

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