I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I read more

I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.

As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never read more

As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.

That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.

That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but somehow it does something.

Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but somehow it does something.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so read more

The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so fluffy and meaningless, you feel like an idiot even complaining about it.

People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures read more

People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.