Distinct from its neighbors, the Passage collection presented contemplations in form of brief sentences that ponder daily reflections as well as special occasions.
Some phrases are worth remembering or at least glanced through once and again. Indeed, their worthiness is often boosted by the person behind the words. This selection provides a very small fraction of those phrases from renowned ladies and gentlemen from various periods. Although they are listed in no particular order, updates will be placed on top for comfort reading. Welcome to the world of Quotes.
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Bahasa Kebangsaan yang Merakyat dan Supel
Hakikat bahasa Indonesia menurut Ki Hajar Dewantara dalam Kongres Bahasa Indonesia I 1939 di Solo:
”jang dinamakan ‘Bahasa Indonesia’ jaitoe bahasa Melajoe jang soenggoehpoen pokoknja berasal dari ‘Melajoe Riaoe’ akan tetapi jang soedah ditambah, dioebah ataoe dikoerangi menoeroet keperloean zaman dan alam baharoe, hingga bahasa itoe laloe moedah dipakai oleh rakjat diseloeroeh Indonesia; pembaharoean bahasa Melajoe hingga menjadi bahasa Indonesia itoe haroes dilakoekan oleh kaoem ahli jan beralam baharoe, ialah alam kebangsaan Indonesia” (Ki Hajar Dewantara dalam Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Edisi Ketiga (2005: xxv), Jakarta: Balai Pustaka).
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