How you talk impacts how you think.
True fact: The only Hebrew word in the present tense is the name of God. Everything else is past or future.
If your language has no future tense (a la Sicilian), it becomes harder to think in terms of the future. You tend to be more past- or present-oriented. As such, you have a much harder time planning for the future and delaying gratification.
The languages we speak not only express our thoughts, but shapes the thoughts we wish to express.
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