Learn your language well and command it well, and you will have the first component to life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mastering language is a foundational skill for life success.
- In plain terms
- Know your language well to succeed.
- What can you take from it?
- Learn language to succeed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What else is needed for a good life?
Another view
Language is not the only component of life.
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Language is the memory of man. Without it he has no past, a paltry present, and an empty future. With it he can bring his dreams to life.
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