Nothing so tends to mask the face of God as religion; it can be a substitute for God himself.

Every person born in this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.

Through the Thou a person becomes I.

It pains me to speak of God in the third person.

The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes.

If we had the power over the ends of the earth, it would not give us that fulfillment of existence which a quiet devoted relationship to nearby life can give us.

In spite of all similarities, every living situation has, like a newborn child, a new face, that has never been before and will never come again. It demands of you a reaction that cannot be prepared beforehand. It demands nothing of what is past. It demands presence, responsibility; it demands you.