Regions and Language Areas of Belgium

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

    “It is doubtful whether anyone who has travelled widely has found anywhere in the world regions more ugly than in the human face.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “Adults understandably assume that the level of verbal proficiency a five-year-old displays represents his level of proficiency in all areas of functioning—if he talks like an adult, he must think and feel like one. However, five-year-olds,... belie the promise of adult-like behavior with their child-like, impulsive actions.”
    —Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)