Quote#Speech
Of all the media of expression employed by man (and let us never…
Quote byL. P. Jacks · 1860–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Usurpation Of Language (1910).
English (original)
Of all the media of expression employed by man (and let us never forget that they are many) none are so unstable, none so quick to change their meaning, as words. Even sculpture, architecture, painting, in their noblest works, speak differently under different conditions; but these arts are relatively immortal compared with speech.
— L. P. Jacks
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