The elemental fact, present in our consciousness every moment of our existence, is: I am life that wills to live, in the midst of life that wills to live.... The essence of the humane spirit is: Preserve life, promote life, help life to achieve its highest destiny. The essence of Evil is: Destroy life, harm life, hamper the development of life

I decided that I would make my life my argument.

Aim for service and success will follow!

The Christ of Theology is not alive for us today. He is wrapped in the grave cloths of dogma.

Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself.

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

We are compelled by the commandment of love contained in our hearts and thought, and proclaimed by Jesus, to give rein to our natural sympathy for animals. We are also compelled to help them and spare them suffering.