To have another language is to possess a second soul.

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

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

Language is wine upon the lips.

Language is wine upon the lips.

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.

Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
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Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,

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.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.

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.