Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 1

Wisdom is complex; knowledge is simple. Wisdom is rare; knowledge is abundant. Wisdom is difficult; knowledge is easy. We are much better off to deeply understand what little we know, than to know much more than we understand, for understanding, not knowledge, is the path to wisdom.

Anything wrapped in a tale slips easily into the mind and adheres tenaciously.

Society blundered into the twenty-first century bursting with how, enamored of what, and barren of why.

The essential reward of anything well done is to have done it. Everything else is surfeit.

If you can’t be precise, be concise; if you can’t be concise, be silent.

Anyone who can be impressed is not worth impressing.

The ferocity with which a dog defends its bone tells a great deal more about the nature of the dog than the quality of the bone.

In the soil of every satisfaction sprout the seeds of discontent.

Wait patiently and listen carefully until something whispers to your soul–then quietly follow the sound.