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

Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don't live in a world all of your own

If you own something you cannot give away, then you don't own it, it owns you.

The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking.

To the truly ethical man, all of life is sacred, including forms of life that from the human point of view may seem lower than ours.

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

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.