Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.

A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."

Somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of ultimate purpose.

A life of short duration...could be so rich in joy and love that it could contain more meaning than a life lasting eighty years.

In psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute. No one could yet grasp the fact that everything would be taken away. all we possessed, literally, was our naked existence.

It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.

No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being until he loves him. By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet actualized. Furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. By making him aware of what he can be and what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true.