You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
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.
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our read more
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.