I never taught language for the purpose of teaching it; but invariably used language as a medium for the communication of thought; thus the learning of language was coincident with the acquisition of knowledge.

You can't touch love, but you can feel the sweetness that it pours into everything.

Every renaissance comes to the world with a cry, the cry of the human spirit to be free.

Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences...Language and knowledge are indissolubly connected; they are interdependent. Good work in language presupposes and depends on a real knowledge of things.

The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.

Yes, I am proud, and very humble too.

We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.