The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.
Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.
Wit is the only wall Between us and the dark.
For Tolstoy . . . anything that human beings do has its glory. . . . I think he can be said to have hated nothing that ever happened.
The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.
There is one thing we can do and the happiest people are those who do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present. We can be all here. We can ... give all our attention to the oppo...
Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor it is the sign that he wants all the truth.