“Hearts that are delicate and kind and tongues that are neither;—these make the finest company in the world.”
“Myths are, in fact...neither primitive nor untrue. They are, rather, a kind of poetry that helps us make sense of the world and our place in it.”
“Do you know that it is in your company that I have had my finest thoughts?”
“A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding.”
“The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.”
“Our gifts, they are many:We hop, fly, and crawl.But kindness," he said,Is the finest of all!”