Ease Quote by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

“It is the very nature of language to form rather than inform. When language is personal, which it is at its best, it reveals;…

— Eugene Peterson

“ Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly . It only requires a little pains, a little care,…

— Joseph Devlin

Language comes into being, like consciousness, from the basic need, from the scantiest intercourse with other human.

— Karl Marx

“Ce n'est pas la première fois que je remarque combien, en France particulièrement, les mots ont plus d’empire que les idées." ("It's not the…

— George Sand

“The more clearly we are able to express ourselves, the less room there is for ambiguity. The more elaborate and the more precise our…

— John Humphrys

“Developing your eloquence and enunciation will reduce the likelihood of misinterpretation and misunderstanding, making your delivery more powerful.”

— Susan C. Young

Nous sommes tous oblige s, pour rendre la re alite supportable, d'entretenir en nous quelques petites folies. We must all indulge in a few…

— Marcel Proust

If, in English, we speak words, the French speak thoughts.

— Peter Brook

The world is satisfied with words. Few appreciate the things beneath. [Fr., Le monde se paye de paroles; peu approfondissement les choses.]

— Blaise Pascal

Love is so simple. [Fr., C'est tellement simple, l'amour.]

— Jacques Prevert

Let us be cautious in making assertions and critical in examining them, but tolerant in permitting linguistic forms.

— Rudolf Carnap