Education-whether its object be children or adults, individuals or an entire people-consists in creating motives.

One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering.

Beauty captivates the flesh in order to obtain permission to pass right through to the soul. . . . When the feeling for beauty happens to be associated with the sight of some human being, the transference of love is made possible, at any rate in an illusory manner. But it is all the beauty of the world, it is universal beauty, for which we yearn.

The beauty of the world is Christ's tender smile for us coming through matter.

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

The notion of obligations comes before that of rights, which is subordinate and relative to the former. A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds.

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