Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice

Our age is bent on trying to make the barren tree of skepticism fruitful by tying the fruits of truth on its branches.

You know of the disease in Central Africa called sleeping sickness. . . . There also exists a sleeping sickness of the soul. Its most dangerous aspect is that one is unaware of its coming. That is why you have to be careful. As soon as you notice the slightest sign of indifference, the moment you become aware of the loss of a certain seriousness, of longing, of enthusiasm and zest, take it as a warning. You should realize your soul suffers if you live superficially.

Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.

The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.

The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.

In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.