The dizziness in the face of les espaces infinis--only overcome if we dare to gaze into them without any protection. And accept them as the reality before which we must justify our existence. For this is the truth we must reach to live, that everything is and we just in it.

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.

I don't know Who, or what, put the question, I don't know when it was put. I don't even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone, or Something,and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal.

Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each one of us.

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.