“Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly.” LanguageKnowingForeign LanguageLanguage LearningLearning LanguagePolyglots Author:Kató Lomb
“Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people.” PeopleWorldWellsStillsValuesLanguageMistakeSentencesBridges Author:Kató Lomb
“He who knows other languages feels even closer to his own language.” KnowsFeelsLanguage Author:Kató Lomb
“My view is that knowing languages is part of the process of becoming a cultured person.” PersonsLanguageProcessViewsKnowingBecoming Author:Kató Lomb
“One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them.” ShouldLanguageExpensesLeisureSupplementsLanguage Learning Author:Kató Lomb
“The beauty of a language is, generally judged by its soft or rigid, melodious or harsh, ring. Other aspects, such as the flexibility of derivation, play hardly any role in grading. Were it the case, Russian would certainly be placed on the winner’s stand. It would rank first in plasticity.” FirstsPlayLanguageRolesCasesAspectRingsWinnerJudgedHarshFlexibilityPlasticity Author:Kató Lomb
“Language is present in a piece of work like the sea in a single drop.” LanguagePiecesSea Author:Kató Lomb
“Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people. Asking in broken Italian which train we are supposed to board at the Venice railway station is far from useless. Indeed, it is better to do that than to remain uncertain and silent and end up back in Budapest rather than in Milan.” PeopleWorldWellsStillsEndsValuesLanguageMistakeBrokenAskingTrainSilentSentencesUselessBridgesBoardsStationsItalianUncertainVeniceRailwayMilanBudapestRailway Station Author:Kató Lomb