“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.”

“To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.”

“A wise man has tolerance for such people. A wise man walks away or finds a means of changing the way they think.”

“It is possible to communicate beautifullym or boringly, in every language on Earth. But people don't like to believe this. They make self-aggrandizing myths instead.”

“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.”

“When a people holds onto its language, it holds onto a semblance of freedom, like a man who holds onto his independence when he retains his own way of thinking. Language is the thought of a people.”