Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
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And who in time knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue? To what strange shores
This gain of our best glory shall be sent,
T' enrich unknowing nations with our stores?
What worlds in th' yet unformed Occident
May come refin'd with th' accents that are ours?

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

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?

The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.

The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearne, but it is still nonsense.

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearne, but it is still nonsense.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

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.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.