#lan

The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint. ↗

— Lytton Strachey

#contrary #descended #direction #french #french language

When the French nation gradually came into existence among the ruins of the Roman civilization in Gaul, a new language was at the same time slowly evolved. ↗

— Lytton Strachey

#came #civilization #evolved #existence #french

Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler. ↗

— Mark Strand

#first #language #last #poetry #rest

If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom. ↗

— Peter Straub

#boredom #everything #expire #i #out

Neither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic. ↗

— Peter Frederick Strawson

#exact #expression #give #language #logic

Just as the British subject loves England despite her faults, so we must insist that all Germans who were part of the old Germany and helped shape her, recognize the greatness and worthiness of present-day Germany. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#despite #england #faults #germans #germany

We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth. ↗

— Maurice Strong

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What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material? ↗

— Josiah Strong

#finer #god #material #people #plan

If I read not amiss, this powerful race will move down upon Mexico, down upon Central and South America, out upon the islands of the sea, over upon Africa and beyond. And can any one doubt that the results of this competition of races will be the "survival of the fittest?" ↗

— Josiah Strong

#america #amiss #any #beyond #central

There are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of the earth are limited, and will soon be taken. ↗

— Josiah Strong

#lands #limited #more #new #soon