The quiet conscience is the invention of the devil. No one of us may permit any preventable pain to be inflicted even though the responsibility for that pain is not ours. No one may shut his eyes and think that the pain which is therefore not visible, is non-existent.

Don't let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

The destiny of man is to be more and more human.

As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.

No man need fear death, he need fear only that he may die without having known his greatest power: the power of his free will to give his life for others

We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Most certainly I am! I cannot escape my responsibility by saying the State will do all that is necessary. It is a tragedy that nowadays so many think and feel otherwise.