Iโm almost never serious, and Iโm always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too sensitive, too cold hearted. Iโm like a collection of paradoxes.
Ferdinand de SaussurePsychologically our thought-apart from its expression in words-is only a shapeless and indistinct mass.
Ferdinand de SaussureOf all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a prime conservative force.
Ferdinand de SaussureIt is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone.
Ferdinand de Saussure