A loveless world is a dead world.

There is a terrible emptiness in me, an indifference that hurts.

To understand one's world, one must sometimes turn away from it! To serve better, one must briefly hold it at a distance. Where can the necessary solitude be found, the long breathing space in which mind gathers its strength and takes stock of its courage.

Who taught you all this, doctor?" The reply came promptly: "Suffering.

The opposite of an idealist is too often a man without love.

There was a time when I didn’t at any minute have the slightest idea how I could reach the next one. Yes, one can wage war in this world, ape love, torture one’s fellow man, or merely say evil of one’s neighbour while knitting. But, in certain cases, carrying on, merely continuing, is superhuman.

The principle can be established that for a man who does not cheat what he believes to be true must determine his actions.