"We generally learn languages for the benefit..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.”

“I do not pretend that language is science. It isan instrument for the attainment of science.”

“The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own industry can never be protected against the selfishness of rulers not subject to their control at short periods.”

“Whose cruel idea was it for the word “lisp” to have an “s” in it?”

“Never use a long word where a short one will do.”

“All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.”

“In the teaching of geography and history a sympathetic understanding (should) be fostered for the characteristics of the different peoples of the world, especially for those who we are in the habit of describing as "primitive.”

“If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.”

“I said to my children, 'I'm going to work and do everything that I can do to see that you get a good education. I don't ever want you to forget that there are millions of God's children who will not and cannot get a good education, and I don't want you feeling that you are better than they are. For you will never be what you ought to be until they are what they ought to be.”