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.

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him.

The mistake made by all previous systems of ethics has been the failure to recognize that life as such is the mysterious value with which they have to deal. All spiritual life meets us within natural life. Reverence for life, therefore, is applied to natural life and spiritual life alike. In the parable of Jesus, the shepherd saves not merely the soul of the lost sheep but the whole animal. The stronger the reverence for natural life, the stronger grows also that for spiritual life.

A man who possesses a veneration of life will not simply say his prayers. He will throw himself into the battle to preserve life, if for no other reason than that he himself is an extension of life around him.

It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.

For those who sincerely seek the truth should not fear the outcome.

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them.