To lead people, walk behind them.

In quietness the soul expands.

You live out the confusions until they become clear.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.