There is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will teach him the meaning of thirst, and how to trace a path to a well. Only then will he embark upon a course of action that will not be without significance. You could not liberate a stone if there were no law of gravity - for where will the stone go, once it is quarried?

The dignity of the individual demands that he be not reduced to vassalage by the largesse of others.

The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit.

In order to cure a feeling of malaise, you have to throw light on it.

Let a man in a garret but burn with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world.

Love, like a carefully loaded ship, crosses the gulf between the generations.

Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself.