There is much coldness among men because we do not dare to be as cordial as we really are.

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

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.

God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, Gratitude — the Secret of Life.

Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life and that to destroy, harm, or to hinder life is evil. Affirmation of the world - that is affirmation of the will to live, which appears in phenomenal forms all around me - is only possible for me in that I give myself out for other life.

All the kindness which a man puts out into the world works on the heart and thoughts of mankind.

A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.