Useful Sayings About Language

Like everything metaphysical, the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of language. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Writing is refined thinking. Stephen King

I have made this letter longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter. Blaise Pascal

The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Mark Twain

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee. Samuel Johnson

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