He fed his spirit with the bread of books

To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.

In vain we build the city if we do not first build the man.

It is better to rust out than wear out.

I (God) will leave man to make the fateful guess, Will leave him torn between the no and yes, Leave him unresting till he rests in me, Drawn upward by the choice that makes him free, Leave him in tragic loneliness to choose, With all in life to win or all to lose.

There is no true liberty for the individual except as he finds it in the liberty of all. There is no true security for the individual except as he finds it in the security for all.