“The only best way to prove that a statue can't provide for you is to ask it for food.”

“The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.”

“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.”

“The only way to prove to yourself that you have power is to use it.”

“The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be.”

“How can you expect a statue to offer you food, if it cannot even save itself from the rain and cold?”

“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”

“All noblest things are religious,— not temples and martyrdoms only, but the best books, pictures, poetry, statues, and music.”

“Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.”

“Dante would not have forgotten: they say that when Dante was a boy, he was asked: Dante what is the best food? to test his memory. Eggs, replied Dante. Years later, when Dante was a grown man, he was asked only: how? and Dante replied: fried. p30”