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

If you study life deeply, its profundity will seize you suddenly with dizziness.

Ethical existence [is] the highest manifestation of spirituality.

If the extension of your compassion does not include all living beings, then you will be unable to find peace by yourself.

It's supposed to be a secret, but I'll tell you anyway. We doctors do nothing. We only help. And encourage the doctor within.

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.

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