Men owe us what we imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt.

I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes more or less pronounced according to the play of circumstances.

I can, therefore I am.

The world is the closed door. It is a barrier. And at the same time it is the way through.

What is surprising is not that oppression should make its appearance only after higher forms of economy have been reached, but that it should always accompany them.

Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.

Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.