Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Language is wine upon the lips.

Language is wine upon the lips.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an read more

Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear.