Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.

The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.

The task of life is to face sacred moments.

Man is a messenger who forgot the message.

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.

Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.

A soul can create only when alone.