Every psychic advance of man arises from the suffering of the soul.

By a symbol I do not mean an allegory or a sign, but an image that describes in the best possible way the dimly discerned nature of the spirit. A symbol does not define or explain; it points beyond itself to a meaning that is darkly divined yet still beyond our grasp, and cannot be adequately expressed in the familiar words of our language.

Conflict exists strictly as an opportunity to raise our consciousness.

The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid.

Science has destroyed even the refuge of the inner life. What was once a sheltering haven has become a place of terror

The majority of my patients consisted not of believers but of those who had lost their faith.

But the meaning of life is not . . . explained by one's business life, nor is the deep desire of the human heart answered by a bank account.