The struggle with evil by means of violence is the same as an attempt to stop a cloud, in order that there may be no rain.

The activity of art is... as important as the activity of language itself, and as universal.

The true meaning of Christ's teaching consists in the recognition of love as the supreme law of life, and therefore not admitting any exceptions.

I now understand that my welfare is only possible if I acknowledge my unity with all the people of the world without exception.

We should show life neither as it is or as it ought to be, but only as we see it in our dreams.

From the child of five to myself is but a step. But from the newborn baby to the child of five is an appalling distance.

In our age the common religious perception of men is the consciousness of the brotherhood of man - we know that the well-being of man lies in the union with his fellow men. True science should indicate the various methods of applying this consciousness to life. Art should transform this perception into feeling.