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Nov 2, 2024

A book is the work of a mind, doing its work in the way that...
A book is the work of a mind, doing its work in the way that a mind deems best. That's dangerous. Is the work of some mere individual mind likely to serve the aims of collectively accepted compromises, which are known in the schools as 'standards'? Any mind that would...

A definition of teaching: casting fake pearls before real...
A definition of teaching: casting fake pearls before real swine. -- Bill Cain, "Stand Up Tragedy"

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into...
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. -- G. B. Shaw

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to...
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. -- John Ciardi

A grammarian's life is always in tense.
A grammarian's life is always in tense.

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