To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.

The manual worker does not have to sell his personality. He doesn't have to sell his smile.

When people can't handle God any more, they turn to religion.

As long as anyone believes that his ideal and purpose is outside him, that it is above the clouds, in the past or in the future, he will go outside himself and seek fulfillment where it cannot be found. He will look for solutions and answers at every point except where they can be found- in himself.

The aim of life is to be fully born, though its tragedy is that most of us die before we are thus born.

If the handbag could think, it would have a terrific inferiority feeling, because, not having been bought, it would feel useless.

Love is the productive form of relatedness to others and to oneself. It implies responsibility, care, respect. If it isn't productive and respectful, it isn't love, but only fear masquerading as love.