![I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vF85uK3qJug/X1tq5hHIZbI/AAAAAAAAHJI/KexCB1A1Qgwy7XOYLZkyoeDAtet4k5wqwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-know-all-those-words-but-that-sentence-makes-no-sense-to-me.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
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![I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vF85uK3qJug/X1tq5hHIZbI/AAAAAAAAHJI/KexCB1A1Qgwy7XOYLZkyoeDAtet4k5wqwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-know-all-those-words-but-that-sentence-makes-no-sense-to-me.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![The menu is not the meal.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YgsQBKQORH8/X1uJzL5jarI/AAAAAAAAKWE/iFkmWr-A5lcEVjfoebFFxlJrz967yQW9QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-menu-is-not-the-meal.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The menu is not the meal.
![Language is memory and metaphor.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nDTg6UWQkaE/X0bJGvfJ43I/AAAAAAAADmc/yjHnaNllsgsqmew7kGk6GyvN12fXXmaDwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/language-is-memory-and-metaphor-quotes-by-storm-jameson-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-communication.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Language is memory and metaphor.
![Meow means woof in cat.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NhnUUuwMWds/X1t2GzG9zmI/AAAAAAAAIck/QOeyKKmR2PIPUWLF3_7uOCHEYW6YdjVAQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/meow-means-woof-in-cat.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Meow means woof in cat.
![Anyone can speak Troll. All you have to do is point and grunt.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O6bUBd_oDdM/X1tdfh-_BLI/AAAAAAAAFmo/9g3tOWbZunM4g6ogjSw9Lr-5iWba0EEBACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/anyone-can-speak-troll-all-you-have-to-do-is-point-and-grunt.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Anyone can speak Troll. All you have to do is point and grunt.
![Words are the clothes thoughts wear.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YooCQZ-wiWI/X1uSDY6BMII/AAAAAAAALlY/P2zMCggzc3EqAeobx0GZs60bgJ3jG7lJgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/words-are-the-clothes-thoughts-wear.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Words are the clothes thoughts wear.
![Know what you are talking about.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5YF9ddkFi5U/X1twRLwEYNI/AAAAAAAAIBQ/rwEWsoZyTl4d--ApDP9ttHrazrlbLR5bgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/know-what-you-are-talking-about.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Know what you are talking about.
![What wretched poverty of language! To compare stars to diamonds!](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SuGTSzqlAlU/X1uQB5ADvrI/AAAAAAAALS4/w3ZywhOmPuo6wfW179hoOaqzmDaMaZ_DgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/what-wretched-poverty-of-language-to-compare-stars-to-diamonds.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
What wretched poverty of language! To compare stars to diamonds!
![What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIlQ1Efv-NE/X1uPv8RC57I/AAAAAAAALPU/zZ_7cZHL7cwICc_mkO2bKKBnI8TMHYB5wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/what-cannot-be-said-above-all-must-not-be-silenced-but-written.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written.
![War is what happens when language fails.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yKQ589wZ1Pg/X0bRNMuUg_I/AAAAAAAAFQo/bvS2FuOTHCs28L8oBhuBoD5X1JFHoXMQQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/war-is-what-happens-when-language-fails-quotes-by-margaret-atwood-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-war.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
War is what happens when language fails.
![We speak, but it is God who teaches.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BaYfFIHY__Y/X1uPe08xQZI/AAAAAAAALMQ/p806Gx9WLNUiV9fBUMBwmXG40KcaDisPgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/we-speak-but-it-is-god-who-teaches.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
We speak, but it is God who teaches.
![It’s only words… unless they’re true.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a_QDRWoUvqc/X1tvz9UgjYI/AAAAAAAAH78/Hq1UQYZBnv07Pu2FNxBIJmD2fRNOHPADQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/its-only-words-unless-theyre-true.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)