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

Kindness works simply and perseveringly; it produces no strained relations which prejudice its working; strained relations which already exist it relaxes. Mistrust and misunderstanding it puts to flight, and it strengthens itself by calling forth answering kindness. Hence it is the furthest reaching and the most effective of all forces.

The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.

Preservation of life is the only true joy.

Thinking about death... produces love for life. When we are familiar with death, we accept each week, each day, as a gift. Only if we are able thus to accept life bit by bit does it become precious.