Eric

“So it is that whenever Heaven invests a person with great responsibilities, it first tries his resolve, exhausts his muscles and bones, starves his body, leaves him destitute, and confound his every endeavor. In this way his patience and endurance are developed, and his weaknesses are overcome. We change and grow only when we make mistakes. We realize what to do only when we work through worry and confusion. And we gain people’s trust and understanding only when our inner thoughts are revealed clearly in our faces and words.”
― Mencius, Mencius

“Making music together is the best way for two people to become friends.”
― Hermann Hesse, The Glass Bead Game

“Granted, there is always much that is hidden, and we must not forget that the writing of history - however dryly it is done and however sincere the desire for objectivity - remains literature. History's third dimension is always fiction”
― Hermann Hesse, The Glass Bead Game

“...in the worst of circumstances, the hypocrite who pretends to be good does less harm than the public sinner.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote