the contemplation of this world beckoned like a liberation

Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the resulting actions.

You think you have troubles with mathematics . . . I assure you mine are still bigger.

History is littered with examples of men who would become gods, but only one example of God becoming Man.

It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.

Nothing that I can do or say will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice, I can help the greatest of all causes — good will among men and peace on earth.

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.