"I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end"
"I don't know what your destiny will be, but 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"
"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"
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory"
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing"
"Example is leadership"
"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"