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.

Fairness means not to use fraud and trickery in the exchange of commodities and services and the exchange of feelings.

The paradoxical and tragic situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most.

Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy. I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

Death is never sweet, not even if it is suffered for the highest ideal.

I need you because I love you.