Benjamin Lee Whorf Quotes

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language.

A change in language can transform our appreciation of the cosmos.

Speech is the best show a man puts on.

Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages.

Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.