Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.

I can remember the lush spring excitement of language in childhood. Sitting in church, rolling it around my mouth like read more

I can remember the lush spring excitement of language in childhood. Sitting in church, rolling it around my mouth like marbles--tabernacle and pharisee and parable, tresspass and Babylon and covenant.

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.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

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.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.