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Thought For the Day: Language Is the Architecture of this World Built By Everyone
“Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone. “– Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
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Thought For the Day: It Is Best To Speak The Language That Goes To the Heart of Others
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (1918-2013) … Continue reading
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Parallel
Winnifred is a friend who loves to dance It is her own brand of rarified romance There alone in her own parallel universe That moves like a poet’s words of verse A coupling of magic and normality That sparks its … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballet, Daily Prompt, Dance, Emotion, Language, Parallel, Poetry In Motion, Recall, Response, Universality, Universe, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Standard English Is A Convenient Abstraction
“Standard English is a convenient abstraction, like the average man.” – George Leslie Brook, English professor, author (1910-1987)
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Thought For the Day: Thought Is the Blossom
“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
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Thought For the Day: Losing A Language Is Like Losing Part of Mankind
“For every language that becomes extinct, an image of man disappears.” – Octavio Paz, poet, diplomat, Nobel laureate (1914-1998) To learn more about this interesting poet, please see: https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2192/octavio-paz-the-art-of-poetry-no-42-octavio-paz For a great start at understanding the issue of endangered languages, … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Essays and English Traits – Emerson
On Sept. 9, 1832, Ralph Waldo Emerson retired from ministry. But, he will never retire from the literary tradition and memory of Western Civilization. Among his many famous essays is that which is called Nature. In 1836, Emerson set out in the … Continue reading
Material Language
Material Language by Michael Romani The things that touch the skin Are the things that we let in Speaking to us in coded language Each giving compelling advantage Brought to life under light Ideally blended just right To assemble in … Continue reading
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Tagged Composite, Design, Language, Material, Photograph, Poetry
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