Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who 'forgives' you--out of love--takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice. The price you must pay for your own liberation through another's sacrifice is that you in turn must be willing to liberate in the same way, irrespective of the consequences to yourself.

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

The longest journey is the journey inward.

He is one of those who has had the wilderness for a pillow, and called a star his brother. Alone. But loneliness can be a communion.

Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known.