Only the ephemeral is of lasting value.

The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

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

Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.