I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as read more

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare? ... that became for me more read more

How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare? ... that became for me more and more the real measure of value.

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not read more

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier read more

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force.

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force.

Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.

Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so read more

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our read more

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.

It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.

It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.