Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Language is the archives of history.

Language is the archives of history.

Summary

This quote suggests that language serves as a precious archive that preserves and captures human history. Much like historical archives that play a vital role in documenting events, language acts as a recording system for not only important events but also the thoughts, beliefs, and values of a society. Through language, we can access the rich tapestry of the past, understand the evolution of civilizations, and gain insights into the minds and experiences of our predecessors. The quote emphasizes the significance of language in providing us with a window into the complexities and stories of history.

Topics

Language

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on th

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

Shirley Chisholm

Service

A man should keep for himself a little back shop, all his ow

A man should keep for himself a little back shop, all his own, quite unadulterated, in which he establishes his true freedom and chief place of seclusion and solitude.

Michel de Montaigne, Essais

Solitude

I thought to be feminine was to give in to straight culture,

I thought to be feminine was to give in to straight culture, or the beauty standard, but in my heart I had a flair for fashion and style. They were passions I kept secret because I didn't understand I could love clothes and hair and makeup and still like girls.

Beauty

To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that

To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off

Christopher Hitchens

Friendship

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.

Cities

For me, French is so rich and so sacred that learning it is

For me, French is so rich and so sacred that learning it is like learning a foreign language.

Fabrice Luchini

Learning

There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something t

There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation! A human being, Hastings, cannot resist the opportunity to reveal himself and express his personality which conversation gives him. Every time he will give himself away.

Agatha Christie

Conversation

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has fe

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

Friends

The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden

The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home - yea, I'm always at Om.

Home

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vit

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen.

America

I know this sounds generic, but I'm so happy to be home with

I know this sounds generic, but I'm so happy to be home with my husband, my family, and my dog.

Home

It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of

It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.

Hunting