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

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned.

O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.

The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics.

The elemental fact, present in our consciousness every moment of our existence, is: I am life that wills to live, in the midst of life that wills to live.... The essence of the humane spirit is: Preserve life, promote life, help life to achieve its highest destiny. The essence of Evil is: Destroy life, harm life, hamper the development of life

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