Only when an ideal of peace is born in the minds of the peoples will the institutions set up to maintain this peace effectively fulfill the function expected of them.

It is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.

Our age is bent on trying to make the barren tree of skepticism fruitful by tying the fruits of truth on its branches.

If you study life deeply, its profundity will seize you suddenly with dizziness.

It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.