Faith is primarily a process of identification; the process by which the individual ceases to be himself and becomes part of something eternal.

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.

With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves.

The most troublesome problem which confronts social engineering is how to provide for the untalented and, what is equally important, how to provide against them.

Language was invented to ask questions.

All mass movements avail themselves of action as a means of unification. The conflicts a mass movement seeks and incites serve not only to down its enemies but also to strip its followers of their distinct individuality and render them more soluble in the collective medium.