If you speak to a person in a language he understands, the words will go to his head. If you speak to him in his own language, the words will go to his heart.  Nelson Mandela

To learn a language is to have another window from which to look out on the world. Chinese proverb

Knowing another language is like having a second soul. Charlemagne

The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. Ludwig Wittgenstein

The fate of the world today depends firstly on the statesmen and secondly on the interpreters. Ttrygve Halvdan Lie

Every language is a different way of looking at life. Federico Fellini

Man is only half of himself. The other half is his expression. Ralph W. Emerson

One language puts you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door in the corridor. Frank Smith

Speak a new language to make the world a new world. Rumi

Language is the garment of thoughts. Samuel Johnson

He who knows no foreign language knows nothing of his own.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Language helps us to capture the world, and the less language we have, the less world we capture. Fernando Lázaro Carreter

Language is the map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going. Rita Mae Brown

With languages you are at home anywhere. Edward De Waal

You can never understand a language until you understand at least two. Geoffrey Williams

A man who knows two languages is worth two men.  French proverb

You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once. Czech proverb

Knowledge of languages is the gateway to wisdom. Roger Bacon

Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. To learn a new language is to become a member of the club - of the community of speakers of that language. Frank Smith

Own only what you can carry with you, know languages, know countries, know people. Make your memory your travel bag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn