We have to have more than textbooks, we need text-people.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of knowledge

Indifference to the wonder of being is the root of all sin.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.