We all need inspiration while language learning, am I right?
Sometimes the motivation to keep going is just hard to “muster up.” The great thing is there are billions of language learners past and present that have left us some great quotes to be inspired and keep us going!
Just remember you are not alone on this journey. Enjoy some of my favorite inspirational quotes about language learning!
“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
“Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world.”
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“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.”
— Thomas Szasz
Here is one from me 😉
“Never give up trying to learn the language you want to learn, be consistent, have fun and trust the process. Little baby steps can turn into great reward.”
Camille Hanson
“One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.”
Frank Smith
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.”
— Zig Ziglar
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.”
― William Arthur Ward
“The expert in anything was once a beginner.”
— Anonymous
“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”’
— Leonardo da Vinci
What about you? What are your favorite quotes about language learning? Tag me (@camillehanson) in an Instagram post with your favorite!
