Rational thinking which is free from assumptions ends therefore in mysticism. To relate oneself in the spirit of reverence for life to the multiform manifestations of the will-to-live which together constitute the world is ethical mysticism. All profound world-view is mysticism, the essence of which is just this: that out of my unsophisticated and naïve existence in the world there comes, as a result of thought about self and the world, spiritual self-devotion to the mysterious infinite Will which is continuously manifested in the universe.

If you own something you cannot give away, then you don't own it, it owns you.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

The harvested fields bathed in the autumn mist speak of God and his goodness far more vividly than any human lips.

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.

The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires.

Every patient carries his or her own doctor inside.