“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”

“The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known.”

“A poet knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

“Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”

“As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.”

“An average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odour or fragrance, and talks without thinking.”

“Those who, in debate, appeal to their qualifications, argue from memory, not from understanding.”