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“Nothing is more hallowing than the union of kindred spirits in art. At the moment of meeting, the art lover transcends himself.”
― Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea

“The Taoist and Zen conception of perfection... the dynamic nature of their philosophy laid more stress upon the process through which perfection was sought than upon perfection itself. True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally completed the incomplete. The virility of life and art lay in its possibilities for growth.”
― Okakura Kakuzo, The Book Of Tea

“In my young days I praised the master whose pictures I liked, but as my judgment matured I praised myself for liking what the masters had chosen to have me like.”
― Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea

“once I falsely hoped to meet the beings who, pardoning my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities which I was capable of unfolding.”
― Mary Shelley

“nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose”
― Mary Shelley

“Satan has his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and detested.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
― Plato

“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
― Plato

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
― Plato, The Republic

“good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws”
― Plato

“Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.”
― Plato