Genuine bon mots surprise those from whose lips they fall, no less than they do those who listen to them

There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.

Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom

Listening to one's self as well as to others is a sacred act of healing. There is a higher octave of listening that hears the wisdom within the words.

Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together.