The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.

Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication.

Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a new saintliness, itself also without precedent.

Man alone can enslave man.

Everything without exception which is of value in me comes from somewhere other than myself, not as a gift but as a loan which must be ceaselessly renewed.

One must always be ready to change sides with justice, that fugitive from the winning camp.

When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality, they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above, separated by an abyss, is the level where the highest things are achieved. These things are essentially anonymous.