Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. 765
The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out. 676
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art. 2.42K
In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them. 697
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. 848
I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work. 697
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. 690
The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind of magic to me. But maintaining a friendship requires work. I don’t mean that as a bad thing. Good art requires work as well. 654
To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. 772
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. 751
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over. 690
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. 725
