When war is waged, it is for the purpose of safeguarding or increasing one's capacity to make war. International politics are wholly involved in this vicious cycle. What is called national prestige consists in behaving always in such a way as to demoralize other nations by giving them the impression that, if it comes to war, one would certainly defeat them. What is called national security is an imaginary state of affairs in which one would retain the capacity to make war while depriving all other countries of it.

The need of truth is more sacred than any other need.

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

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

Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.

Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.

I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.