Source: A Corner of the Universe, ~pg 107; Adam on friendship
“The untrapped mind is open enough to see many possibilities, humble enough to learn from anyone and anything, forbearing enough to forgive all, perceptive enough to see things as they really are, and reasonable enough to judge their true value.”
Kōnosuke Matsushita (1989) Nurturing Dreams My Path in Life. Quoted in: Tony Kippenberger (2002), Leadership Styles: Leading 08.04. p. 73
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As quoted in an interview with newspaper Arguments and Facts (1987), " 'Almost everyone can forgive us for honesty': the rules of life of Viktor Tsoi, who passed away 29 years ago" in Forum Daily https://www.forumdaily.com/en/nam-za-chestnost-mogut-prostit-prakticheski-vse-pravila-zhizni-viktora-coya-ushedshego-29-let-nazad/ (15 August 2019)

“God, if this were enough,
That I see things bare to the buff.”
No. XXV, If This Were Faith.
Songs of Travel and Other Verses (1896)

“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.”
Variant: Everything happens for a reason, even when we are not wise enough to see it. When there is no struggle, there is no strength.