Praise is more obtrusive than a reproach.
Everyone needs a sense of shame, but no one needs to feel ashamed.
We criticize a man or a book most sharply when we sketch out their ideal.
Just look at the faces of the great Christians! They are the faces of great haters.
What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives acts and experiences otherwise than we do?
Truth is the kind of error without which a certain species of life could not live. The value for life is ultimately decisive.