Ideas Quote by Henry Sweet

“There is a reciprocal influence between thought and language. What we think molds the words we use, and the words we use react upon…

— Grenville Kleiser

Language is the medium of our thoughts.

— Frederick Lenz

“Language ist not just a neutral vessel for conveying thoughts but is an invisible mold that actually shapes the way people think and perceive.”

— Anonymous

“As a writer, one spends a lifetime journeying into the heart of language, trying to minimize, if not eliminate, the distance between language and…

— Arundhati Roy

“A language brings with it a mass of perceptions, clichés, judgements and inspirations.”

— Nicholas Ostler

Speech is but the incorporation of thought.

— Joseph Joubert

“We consider speech to be the result of thought (we have a thought, then select a sentence with which to express it), but thought…

— George Saunders

Language is froth on the surface of thought.

— John McCarthy

Language is the picture and counterpart of thought.

— Mark Hopkins

“It is within and through language that the human mind points to itself.”

— James N. Powell

Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a total coherent system of these integrating with each…

— Anonymous

“Language is the dress of thoughts.”

— Samual Jackson