Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.

Respect is not fear and awe; it...[is]the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality. Respect, thus, implies the absence of exploitation. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me.

One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom, not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no monetary, or any other reward, he would be eager to spend his energy in some meaningful way because he could not stand the boredom which inactivity produces.

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself.

In our enthusiasm to dominate nature and to produce more material good - goods - we have transformed means into ends.

Man is the only animal that can be bored.