The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.

Sincerity is the foundation of the spiritual life.

Your soul suffers if you live superficially.

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.