A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also read more

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended read more

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can read more

As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

So many things become beautiful when you really look.

So many things become beautiful when you really look.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.