We all owe to others much of the gentleness and wisdom that we have made our own; and we may well ask ourselves what will others owe to us

Only an ethical movement can rescue us from barbarism, and the ethical comes into existence only in individuals.

O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.

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.

Preservation of life is the only true joy.

Because I have confidence in the power of truth and in the spirit, I believe in the future of mankind. Affirmation of the world and of life contains within itself an optimistic willing and hoping which can never be lost. It is, therefore, never afraid to face the dismal reality and to see it as it really is.

The gratitude ascending from man to God is the supreme transaction between earth and heaven.