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.

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.

Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.

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.

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.

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

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.