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 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 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.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

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

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

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

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.