George F. Will A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience. The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. There are a great many hyphens left in America. For my part, I think the most un-American thing in the world is a hyphen. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Zettel Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.
Everyday language is a part of the human organism and is no less complicated than it.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods. The word-coining genius, as if thought plunged into a sea of words and came up dripping. Sir Peregrine Worsthorne Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.