The improvement of life was only accomplished to the extent to which it was based on a change of consciousness, that is, to the extent to which the law of violence was replaced in men's consciousness by the law of love.

Each person's task in life is to become an increasingly better person.

It would, therefore, seem obvious that patriotism as a feeling is bad and harmful, and as a doctrine is stupid. For it is clear that if each people and each State considers itself the best of peoples and States, they all live in a gross and harmful delusion.

Either you are so underdeveloped that you can't see all that you can do, or you won't sacrifice your ease, your vanity, or whatever it is, to do it.

Can it be that there is not enough space for man in this beautiful world, under those immeasurable, starry heavens?

Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself.

I must write each day without fail, not so much for the success of the work, as in order not to get out of my routine.