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.

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 sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever!

The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever!

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

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.

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

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.

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.

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.