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Famous quotes containing the words english, language and/or private:

“The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.”
—Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)

“There’s a cool web of language winds us in,
Retreat from too much joy or too much fear.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)

“A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.”
—Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)