Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all men are recognized and accepted as a common obligation of all men and all countries — not until then shall we, with a certain degree of justification, be able to speak of mankind as civilized.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition.

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

The flag is a symbol of the fact that man is still a herd animal.

I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my own family. When I was still a rather precocious young man, I already realized most vividly the futility of the hopes and aspirations that most men pursue throughout their lives. Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig.

I do not like to state an opinion on a matter unless I know the precise facts.

Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.