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As a rule, I always look for what others ignore.

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Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people.

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Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly.

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One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them.

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Aside from mastery in the fine arts, success in learning anything is the result of genuine interest and amount of energy dedicated to it.

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The beauty of a language is, generally judged by its soft or rigid, melodious or harsh, ring. Other aspects, such as the flexibility of derivation, play hardly any role in grading. Were it the case, Russian would certainly be placed on the winner’s stand. It would rank first in plasticity.

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It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats. The living animals are expressed with words of Germanic origin-calf (German 'Kalb'), swine (G. 'Schwein'), and ox (G. 'Ochse')-because the servants who guarded them were the conquered Anglo-Saxons. The names of the meats are of Romance origin-veal (French 'veau'), pork (F. 'porc') and beef (F. 'boeuf')-because those who enjoyed them were the conquering Norman masters.

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