The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.

Every person is, in part, 'his own project' and makes himself.

Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.

The way to recover the meaning of life and the worthwhileness of life is to recover the power of experience, to have impulse voices from within, and to be able to hear these impulse voices from within — and make the point: This can be done.

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

The most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do.