Compassion is one of the purest springs of love.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.