Language Grows Out Of Life, Out Of

It Is A Rare Privilege To Watch The Birth, Growth, And First Feeble Struggles Of A Living Mind; This Privilege Is Mine.

The Truth Is Not Wonderful Enough To Suit The Newspapers; So They Enlarge Upon It, And Invent Ridiculous Embellishments.

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 Wrong Things Are Predominantly Stressed In The Schools - Things Remote From The Student's Experience And Need.