There slowly grew up in me an unshakable conviction that we have no right to inflict suffering and death on another living creature, unless there is some unavoidable necessity for it.

The thinking man must oppose all cruelties no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo.

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the world really consists in the fact that true optimism has vanished unperceived from our midst.

There can be no Kingdom of God in the world without the Kingdom of God in our hearts.

There is no higher religion than human service.

At that point in life where your talent meets the needs of the world, that is where God wants you to be.

Each act of unfaithfulness toward our inner being is a blot on our souls. If we continue to be unfaithful, our souls are eventually torn apart and we slowly bleed to death.