I am deeply convinced that God is present both in the lives of every person and also in the lives of entire nations.

... mutual lack of understanding carries the threat of imminent and violent destruction.

If it goes well with you, then all is well.

Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade, and is confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is, after all, all the same: the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.

The task of the artist is to sense more keenly than others the harmony of the world, the beauty and the outrage of what man has done to it, and poignantly to let people know.

The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature.

Your friend will argue with you.