If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world. Ludwig Wittgenstein
If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.LanguageQuotations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it.LanguageQuotations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Poetry is the language of feeling. W. Winter
Poetry is the language of feeling.LanguageQuotations by W. Winter
As advertising blather becomes the nation’s normal idiom, language becomes printed noise. George F. Will
As advertising blather becomes the nation’s normal idiom, language becomes printed noise.LanguageQuotations by George F. Will
We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. Oscar Wilde
We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.LanguageQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about. Benjamin Lee Whorf
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.LanguageQuotations by Benjamin Lee Whorf
Numbers constitute the only universal language. Nathanael West
Numbers constitute the only universal language.LanguageQuotations by Nathanael West
A mind enclosed in language is in prison. Simone Weil
A mind enclosed in language is in prison.LanguageQuotations by Simone Weil
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. Lily Tomlin
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.LanguageQuotations by Lily Tomlin
If the announcer can produce the impression that he is a gentlemen, he may pronounce as he pleases. George Bernard Shaw
If the announcer can produce the impression that he is a gentlemen, he may pronounce as he pleases.LanguageQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. George Bernard Shaw
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.LanguageQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
It was Greek to me. William Shakespeare
It was Greek to me.LanguageQuotations by William Shakespeare
The word of man is the most durable of all material. Arthur Schopenhauer
The word of man is the most durable of all material.LanguageQuotations by Arthur Schopenhauer
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle. John Ruskin
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.LanguageQuotations by John Ruskin
I wonder what language truck drivers are using, now that everyone is using theirs? Sydney Pfizer
I wonder what language truck drivers are using, now that everyone is using theirs?LanguageQuotations by Sydney Pfizer
We invent the world through language. The world occurs through language. Mal Pancoast
We invent the world through language. The world occurs through language.LanguageQuotations by Mal Pancoast
Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers. George Orwell
Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.LanguageQuotations by George Orwell
Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast. Max Muller
Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast.LanguageQuotations by Max Muller
Poetry is all nouns and verbs. Marianne Moore
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.LanguageQuotations by Marianne Moore
No literature is complete until the language it was written in is dead. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
No literature is complete until the language it was written in is dead.LanguageQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Language is the inventory of human experience. L. W. Lockhart
Language is the inventory of human experience.LanguageQuotations by L. W. Lockhart
Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing. Claude Levi-Strauss
Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.LanguageQuotations by Claude Levi-Strauss
Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden. Karl Kraus
Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.LanguageQuotations by Karl Kraus
Language is the dress of thought. Samuel Johnson
Language is the dress of thought.LanguageQuotations by Samuel Johnson
I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations. Samuel Johnson
I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations.LanguageQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas. Samuel Johnson
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.LanguageQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee. Ben Johnson
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.LanguageQuotations by Ben Johnson
Language is the pedigree of nations. Johnson
Language is the pedigree of nations.LanguageQuotations by Johnson
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.LanguageQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The eyes have one language everywhere. George Herbert
The eyes have one language everywhere.LanguageQuotations by George Herbert
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin they would never have found time to conquer the world. Heinrich Heine
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin they would never have found time to conquer the world.LanguageQuotations by Heinrich Heine
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.LanguageQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The language of truth is simple. Euripides
The language of truth is simple.LanguageQuotations by Euripides
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.LanguageQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Language is the archives of history. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Language is the archives of history.LanguageQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words. George Eliot
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.LanguageQuotations by George Eliot
Might, could, would –they are contemptible auxiliaries. George Eliot
Might, could, would –they are contemptible auxiliaries.LanguageQuotations by George Eliot
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it. Andrea Dworkin
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.LanguageQuotations by Andrea Dworkin
The individual’s whole experience is built upon the plan of his language. Henri Delacroix
The individual’s whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.LanguageQuotations by Henri Delacroix
Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. Sir Humphrey Davy
Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.LanguageQuotations by Sir Humphrey Davy