I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.

How wonderful it is that we can start doing good at this very moment.

What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again

If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.

Even when I was older, I couldn't stop asking questions.

Riches, power and fame last only for a few years! Why do people cling so desperately to these transitory things? Why can't people who have more than they need for themselves give that surplus to their fellow citizens? Why should some people have such a hard time during their few years on this earth?