"The accent of one's birthplace persists in the mind and heart as much as in speech."
— La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de (1613-1680)
Date
1665
Metaphor
"The accent of one's birthplace persists in the mind and heart as much as in speech."
Metaphor in Context
342. The accent of one's birthplace persists in the mind and heart as much as in speech.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
La Rochefoucauld. Maxims. Trans Leonard Tancock (London: Penguin, 1959).
Date of Entry
03/05/2006
