Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

In the sleeping state, instead, one is much more oneself, even if society never ceases to intervene.

Man may be defined as the animal that can say ''I,'' that can be aware of himself as a separate entity.

What is it that distinguishes man from animals? It is not his upright posture.

Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be. Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar, and you’ll live as you’ve never lived before.

For [Karl] Marx what counts is man. He is the root of everything;while for capitalism, the aim are things, profit, and man is only a means to gain them. As an authentically religious individual, Marx could not be other than against "religion".

Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.