The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die.

We may know ourselves, and yet even with all the efforts we make, we do not know ourselves. We know our fellowman, and yet we do not know him, because we are not a thing, and our fellowman is not a thing. The further we reach into the depths of our being, on someone else's being, the more the goal of knowledge eludes us.

In the dream, sheltered from the noise, the subject expressed a judgment much more on the mark than that manifested in wakefulness.

FORTITUDE IS THE CAPACITY TO SAY NO WHEN THE WORLD WANTS TO HEAR 'YES'

Jewish legend says that the world rests on 36 just men: only thirty six, but their moral strength is immense.

Integrity simply means a willingness not to violate one's identity, in the many ways in which such violation is possible.

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self.