The profound immoralities of our time are cruelty, indifference, injustice and the use of others as means rather than ends in themselves.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

People decline invitations when they are "indisposed" physically, and I wish they would do likewise when they feel indisposed emotionally. A person has no more right to attend a party with a head full of venom than with a throat full of virus.

Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country's virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest," but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is.

The pessimist sees only the tunnel; the optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel; the realist sees the tunnel and the light - and the next tunnel.

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

When we have "second thoughts" about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.