“Actual human discourse happens within a number of contexts, not in some sort of unified public forum.” HumansHappensNumbersDiscourseUnifiedForumsOf ContextPublic Discourse Author:Rowan Williams
“O admirable necessity! O powerful action! What mind can penetrate your nature? What language can express this marvel? None, to be sure. This is where human discourse turns toward the contemplation of the divine.” MindHumansActionTurnsLanguagePowerfulDivineContemplationDiscoursePenetrateAdmirable Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“The spoken discourse may roll on strongly as the great tidal wave; but, like the wave, it dies at last feebly on the sands. It is heard by few, remembered by still fewer, and fades away, like an echo in the mountains, leaving no token of power. It is the written human speech, that gave power and permanence to human thought.” WritingHumansMayStillsLastsDiesWrittenHeardMountainSpeechLeavingWaveRememberedSandFewerFadesEchoesDiscoursePermanenceFade AwayTokensHuman ThoughtTidal Waves Author:Albert Pike
“Love with delight discourses in my mindUpon my lady's admirable gifts...Beyond the range of human intellect.” HumansDelightIntellectRangeDiscourseAdmirable Author:Dante Alighieri