The sole way to save oneself is to save others. Or to struggle to save others -even that is sufficient.

the highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!

I say one thing, you write another, and those who read you understand still something else! I say: cross, death, kingdom of heaven, God...and what do you understand? Each of you attaches his own suffering, interests and desires to each of these sacred words, and my words disappear, my soul is lost. I can't stand it any longer!

Life's true face is the skull.

God changes appearances every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. One moment he is a glass of fresh water, the next, your son bouncing on your knees or an enchanting woman, or perhaps merely a morning walk.

As long as there are flowers and children and birds in the world, have no fears: everything will be fine.

The truth is that we all are one, that all of us together create god, that god is not man's ancestor, but his descendant.