#reflective

“The man who learns but does not think is lost. The man who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”

— Confucius · Analects, 2.15

“A frog in a well does not know the great sea.”

— Japanese Proverb · I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu

“Fall seven times, get up eight.”

— Japanese Proverb · Nana korobi ya oki, Edo period Japan

“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to take advice.”

— Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Book of Ecclesiastes, Hebrew Bible

“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.”

— Proverbs 16:31 · Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible

“The unlived life is always better because it never has to survive contact with living.”

“Even the act of listening is a creative act.”

— Ryuichi Sakamoto