In all teaching there must be a fusion of authority as an adult providing a stable framework for the children in one's care, and humility as another human being ready to educate an equal who may turn out to be a superior.

Our life must have an aim, but we must also ensure that the direction we take is a good one.

A way of life which excludes the realm of the unknown and the mysterious is simply not in harmony with life itself.

Everyone should in some way be creative, irrespective of the quality of that which he creates.

If I wanted to play the violin, I had to work. Because anything that one wants to do really, and one loves doing, one must do everyday. It should be as easy to the artist and as natural as flying is to a bird. And you can’t imagine a bird saying well, I’m tired today, I’m not going to fly!

There are no rules in the service of God, and this itself is no rule.

It is a technique ideally suited to prevent physical and mental illness and to protect the body generally, developing an inevitable sense of self-reliance and assurance.