Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.

The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity — even under the most difficult circumstances — to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

The more one forgives himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.

The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory.

It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.

Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.