Who said “It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a…”?

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Rene Daumal. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceA Night of Serious Drinking (1938)

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“It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.”
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Daumal, R. (n.d.). It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23237-it-is-still-not-enough-for-language-to/

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Daumal, Rene. “It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23237-it-is-still-not-enough-for-language-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Daumal, Rene. “It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23237-it-is-still-not-enough-for-language-to/.