Who said “Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.”?

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Christopher Morley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThunder on the Left (1925), ch. 14

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Morley, C. (n.d.). Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17019-life-is-a-foreign-language-all-men-mispronounce/

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Morley, Christopher. “Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17019-life-is-a-foreign-language-all-men-mispronounce/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Morley, Christopher. “Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17019-life-is-a-foreign-language-all-men-mispronounce/.

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