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“By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.”
“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
“Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.”
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
“Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them.”
“Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.”
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”
“A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.”
“As we know life in ourselves we want to understand life in the universe in order to enter into harmony with it.”
“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.”
“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.”
“Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.”
“Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.”
“There are only three ways to teach a child. The first is by example, the second is by example, the third is by example.”
“Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.”
“Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.”
“A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.”
“Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.”
“I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.”