Quote by Karl Kraus about Language and Communication
“In no language can one communicate as difficultly as in language itself.”
Karl Kraus
Author Archive for: Jan
Entries by Jan
Language replaces thinking – Unknown
“Language is an ability that often has to replace thinking”
Unbekannt
Enduring Insults – Juvenal
“If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.”
Juvenal
Prudence as a Protective Power – Juvenal Quote
“One has no protecting power save prudence.”
Juvenal
Bad Men Hate Sin – Juvenal
“Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.”
Juvenal
It is sheer madness to live to die wealthy – Juvenal
“It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.”
Juvenal
When Talent Fails, Indignation Writes the Verse – Juvenal
“When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.”
Juvenal
Slang is the worn-out seat of the pants of language – Truman Capote
“Slang is the worn-out seat of the pants of language.”
Truman Capote
If We Had the Word by Ingeborg Bachmann
“If we had the word, if we had the language, we would not need the weapons.”
Ingeborg Bachmann
Quote by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg on the loss of talents
“It always hurts when a man of talent dies; for the world needs such men more than heaven does.”
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg