The beauty of a language is, generally judged by its soft or rigid, melodious or harsh, ring. Other aspects, such as the flexibility of derivation, play hardly any role in grading. Were it the case, Russian would certainly be placed on the winner’s stand. It would rank first in plasticity.

Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly.

I feel such a difference between a philologist/linguist and a linguaphile as, say, a choreographer and a ballerina.

Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people.

Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports, has 0.66 children, 0.032 cars, and 0.046 TVs.

He who knows other languages feels even closer to his own language.

One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them.