Benjamin Lee Whorf Inspirational Quotes (5)

My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork, etc., and the results were presented in these terms.

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

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

Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

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