Real life consists of the tensions produced by the incompatibility of opposites, each of which is needed

The technology of mass production is inherently violent, ecologically damaging, self-defeating in terms of non-renewable resources, and stultifying for the human person.

Many of them had a better time than they ever had in their lives because they were discovering the new freedom - the less you need, the freer you become.

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.

Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side

By means of trees, wildlife could be conserved, pollution decreased, and the beauty of our landscapes enhanced. This is the way, or at least one of the ways, to spiritual, moral, and cultural regeneration.

The art of living is always to make a good thing out of a bad thing.