“Self-confidence depends on environment: one does not speak in the same tone in the drawing room than in the kitchen.”

“A mystic doesn’t say “I believe.” They say “I know.” A true mystic will ironically speak with that self-confidence but at the same time with a kind of humility. So when you see that combination of calm self-confidence, certitude, and humility all at the same time you have the basis for mysticism in general.”

“Just as the natural environment depends on biodiversity, so the human environment depends on cultural diversity, because no one civilization encompasses all the spiritual, ethical and artistic expressions of mankind.”

“For that great Love speaks in the most wretched and dirty hearts; only the tone of its voice depends on the echoes of the place in which it sounds.”

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”

“Every psychological event depends upon the state of the person and at the same time on the environment, although their relative importance is different in different cases”