I have given no definition of love. This is impossible, because there is no higher principle by which it could be defined. It is life itself in its actual unity. The forms and structures in which love embodies itself are the forms and structures in which love overcomes its self-destructive forces.

God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Forgiving presupposes remembering.

Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.

Faith embraces itself and the doubt about itself.