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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 is wine upon the lips.
Language is wine upon the lips.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
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 accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
[Fr., L'accent du pays ou l'on est ne demeure dans l'esprit et
dans le coeur comme dans le langage.]
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of read more
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin of humn thought.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.