"I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics"
"Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose"
"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light"
"Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host"
"Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too"
"Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal"
"Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality"
"One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity"
"One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history"
"One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve"
