The mentality of mankind and the language of mankind created each other. If we like to assume the rise of language as a given fact, then it is not going too far to say that the souls of men are the gift from language to mankind. The account of the sixth day should be written: He gave them speech, and they became souls.
Alfred North WhiteheadThe science of pure mathematics, in its modern developments, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit.
Alfred North Whitehead