Regions and Language Areas of Belgium

Famous quotes containing the words regions, language and/or areas:

    “We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.”
    —Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)

    “the communication
    Of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “The ambiguous, gray areas of authority and responsibility between parents and teachers exacerbate the distrust between them. The distrust is further complicated by the fact that it is rarely articulated, but usually remains smoldering and silent.”
    —Sara Lawrence Lightfoot (20th century)