“Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable.”
“We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.”
“the secret of happy marriage: not honesty, not forgiveness, but acceptance that is a kind of respect for the other's right to make mistakes.”
“You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true.”
“There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul!”
“There is no word for our kind of friendship. Two people who don'tsee each other a lot, but can make each other effortlessly happy”