If there is anything I have learned about men and women, it is that there is a deeper spirit of altruism than is ever evident. Just as the rivers we see are minor compared to the underground streams, so, too, the idealism that is visible is minor compared to what people carry in their hearts unreleased or scarcely released.

It seemed to me a matter of course that we should all take our share of the burden of pain which lies upon the world.

The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.

The fellowship of those who bear the mark of pain: who are the members of this Fellowship? Those who have learnt by experience what physical pain and bodily anguish mean, belong together all the world over; they are united by a secret bond.

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.

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