Nations are not born, but made. And they are made, ineluctably, in language. Christopher Looby

Language is the only homeland. Czesław Miłosz

Stability in language is synonymous with rigor mortis. Ernest Weekley

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. Charles V (attrib.)

A language is a dialect that has an army and a navy. Max Weinreich

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein

An idea does not pass from one language to another without change. Miguel de Unamuno

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world. Ludwig Wittgenstein

If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. Doug Larson

Life is too short to learn German. Richard Porson

A nation is the universality of citizens speaking the same tongue. Giuseppe Mazzini