language
“To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.”
“Poetry is what gets lost in translation.”
“Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?”
“A word is nothing unless it has values and an atmosphere.”
“Language should unite us, not divide us.”
“The insufficient nature of language can often be a barrier to more free-flowing thought.”
“We call our language international, but actions speak louder than words.”
“No word matters. But man forgets reality and remembers words.”
“Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning.”
“Language is the first institution of humanity.”
“Language is the source of misunderstandings.”
“Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.”
“Language is conceived in sin and science is its redemption.”
“Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance.”
“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.”
“To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.”
“Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.”
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
“All language is but a poor translation.”
“Words are the soul's ambassadors.”