The whole trouble lies in that people think that there are conditions excluding the necessity of love in their intercourse with man, but such conditions do not exist. Things may be treated without love; one may chop wood, make bricks, forge iron without love, but one can no more deal with people without love than one can handle bees without care.

The great tragedy of atheists is that they walk through this world and have no one to thank.

Never did Christ utter a single word attesting to a personal resurrection and a life beyond the grave.

The epitaph that I would write for history would say: I conceal nothing. It is not enough not to lie. One should strive not to lie in a negative sense by remaining silent.

The possibility of killing one's self is a safety valve. Having it, man has no right to say life is unbearable.

The best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking, while still in bed or while walking.

Physical violence is the basis of authority.