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The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.

The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.

by Henri Delacroix Found in: Language Quotes,
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Well languag'd Danyel.

Well languag'd Danyel.

by Sir William Browne Found in: Language Quotes,
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And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain read more

And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain of our best glories shall be sent, 't unknowing Nations with our stores? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident may come refined with the accents that are ours?

by Samuel Daniel Found in: Language Quotes,
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To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.

To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.

by Jason Chamberlain Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

by Benjamin Lee Whorf Found in: Language Quotes,
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Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

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The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

by Ralph Richardson Found in: Language Quotes,
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Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Language Quotes,
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Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Language Quotes,
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