Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language which is very far from the truth.
Ferdinand de SaussureWritten forms obscure our view of language. They are not so much a garment as a disguise.
Ferdinand de SaussureIām almost never serious, and Iām always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too sensitive, too cold hearted. Iām like a collection of paradoxes.
Ferdinand de SaussureThe very special place that a language occupies among institutions is undeniable, but there is much more to be said-, a comparison would tend rather to bring out the differences.
Ferdinand de Saussure