For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.

For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.

Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.

Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes, and thanks to words, we have sunk to the level of the demons.

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one.

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.

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

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

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.

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.

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear