“...the highest sign of friendship is that of giving another the privilege of sharing your inner thought.” GivingHighestPrivilege Book:The Meaning of Gifts Source: The Meaning of Gifts
“In order to make a success of old age, one must begin it earlier, and not try to postpone it as long as possible. In the middle of life we must stop to think, to organize our existence with an eye to a still distant future, instead of allowing ourselves to be entirely sucked into the professional and social whirl. It is then that it is important to give place little by little to less external activities, less technical and more cultural, which will survive the moment of retirement.” ThinkingGivingTryingLittlesLongStillsImportantMomentsEyeAgeOrderSocialExistenceMiddleActivityOld AgeRetirementAllowingOrganize Book:Learn to Grow Old Source: Learn to Grow Old
“Your manner of life now is already determining your life in those years of old age and retirement, without your realizing it even, and perhaps without your giving enough thought to it. One must therefore prepare oneself for retirement.” GivingYearsEnoughAgeRealizingAgingOneselfOld AgeRetirement Book:Learn to Grow Old Source: Learn to Grow Old
“In order to really understand, we need to listen, not reply. We need to listen long and attentively. In order to help anybody to open his heart we have to give him time, asking only a few questions, as carefully as possible in order to help him better explain his experience.” NeedsGivingHeartLongHelpingOrderListeningAsking Book:To Understand Each Other Source: To Understand Each Other
