The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind.

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

Love ... is a living reality.

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.