Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I, or the others, crazy?
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.
A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.
Our true nationality is mankind.
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue.
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
Johnny Cash has always been larger than life.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.