And this which is true of the apparent physical bustle is true also of the apparent bustle of the intellect.

Most of the machinery of modern language is labour-saving machinery; and it saves mental labour very much more than it ought.

Scientific phrases are used like scientific wheels and piston-rods to make swifter and smoother yet the path of the comfortable.

Long words go rattling by us like long railway trains.

We know they are carrying thousands who are too tired or too indolent to walk and think for themselves.