"Formal grammatical rules may help a weak or stupid mind, but a vigorous intellect creates new and more accurate forms and less gifted thinkers intuitively accept without a thought these beautiful creations as they accept without a thought the countless creations of nature with which they are surrounded. Thus our language is growing richer from generation to generation."

G. Curme, Has English A Future Tense?, The Journal of English and German Philolog, 12(5):528-529

I have no idea who G. Cume is and Google was no help at all.


But I love the quote.