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

I cannot explain it; but when difficulties arise, I am not perplexed or doubtful. I know how to meet them.

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

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.

Our material eye cannot see that a stupid chauvinism is driving us from one noisy, destructive, futile agitation to another.

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.

The wrong things are predominantly stressed in the schools - things remote from the student's experience and need.