Are you having a hard time staying motivated, even if your desire to learn a new language is earnest and sincere? When your ultimate goal, language fluency, seems months or years away, motivation becomes the most important factor during the long haul, so here are five inspiring language quotes to remind you that learning a foreign language is totally worth the effort.
Being bilingual expands your opportunities in life, keeps your brain fit and broadens your perspective. It even gives you a special insight into your own mother tongue and the culture you take for granted. So don’t give up! Every new word is a milestone on your journey to mastering another language.
The 5 Most Inspiring Language Quotes
“He who knows no foreign languages knows nothing of his own.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
“A different language is a different vision of life.”
— Federico Fellini
“You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.”
— Geoffrey Willans
“One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.”
— Frank Smith
Illustrations by Claudia Egholm Castrone
