The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some read more

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

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 exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.

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.

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

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and read more

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

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

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