"He who knows other languages feels even closer……" — Kató Lomb
"He who knows other languages feels even closer to his own language."
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Kató Lomb
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13 Quotes by Kató Lomb
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Knowledge—like a nail—is made load-bearing by being driven in. If it's not driven deep enough, it will break when any…
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Aside from mastery in the fine arts, success in learning anything is the result of genuine interest and amount of…
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The beauty of a language is, generally judged by its soft or rigid, melodious or harsh, ring. Other aspects, such…
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It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats.…
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Language is present in a piece of work like the sea in a single drop.
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Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges…
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My view is that knowing languages is part of the process of becoming a cultured person.
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I feel such a difference between a philologist/linguist and a linguaphile as, say, a choreographer and a ballerina.
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One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement…
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Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports,…
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Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly.
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Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges…
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