Nature Quote by George Lakoff

Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we…

— George Lakoff

“the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind. The”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our concepts structure what we perceive, how we get around in the world and how we relate to other people. Our conceptual system thus…

— George Lakoff

“And one of my firmest conclusions is that we always think by seeking and drawing parallels to things we know from our past, and…

— Douglas Hofstadter

The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.

— George Lakoff

Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most people…

— George Lakoff

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

— James Geary

The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical.

— George Lakoff

“At least descriptive psychology is probably, taken as a whole, a form of anthropomorphism, a nibbling at our own limits.”

— Franz Kafka

“Metaphors introduce symbolic elements that add layers of meaning and depth to how characters feel in any given situation.”

— Calvin Niles

“The facts of nature are what they are, but we can only view them through the spectacles of our mind. Our mind works largely…

— Stephen Jay Gould

Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.

— Gregory Bateson