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

It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else.

Knowing all truth is less than doing a little bit of good.

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.

Each act of unfaithfulness toward our inner being is a blot on our souls. If we continue to be unfaithful, our souls are eventually torn apart and we slowly bleed to death.

A thinking man feels compelled to approach all life with the same reverence he has for his own.

I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to be revived.