Human knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth.

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action.

Check out not to become a man or woman of achievement, but instead seek to become a particular person of price.

You imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a single concept of which I am convinced that it will stand firm, and I feel uncertain whether I am in general on the right track.

Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.

I like the Swiss because by and large they are more humane than the other people aming whom I have lived.

You cannot solve current problems with current thinking. Current problems are the result of current thinking.