Wisdom

Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.

You don’t get into trouble because of the things you don’t know. It is the things you don’t know you don’t know that really get you into a mess.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

The wisest and noblest teacher is nature itself.

Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your 9 senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.