Where pride is insistent enough, memory prefers to give way. Man and His Symbols

I speak what appears to me the general opinion; and where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. Mansfield Park

A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. The Soul of Man Under Socialism

Govinda said: “Still, oh Siddhartha, you love a bit to mock people, as it seems to me. I believe in you and know that you haven’t followed a teacher. But haven’t you found something by yourself, though you’ve found no teachings, you still found certain thoughts, certain insights, which are your own and which help you to live? If you would like to tell me some of these, you would delight my heart.” Quoth Siddhartha: “I’ve had thoughts, yes, and insight, again and again. Sometimes, for an hour or for an entire day, I have felt knowledge in me, as one would feel life in one’s heart. There have been many thoughts, but it would be hard for me to convey them to you. Look, my dear Govinda, this is one of my thoughts, which I have found: wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness.” Siddhartha