34 quotes
French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
"We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness."
on Life
"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."
on Gratitude
"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."
on Happiness
"The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve."
"Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose."
on Human Rights
"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."
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things man will not find peace."
on Compassion
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing."
on Leadership
"By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive."
on Spirituality
"Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth."
on Environment
"One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity."
on Resilience
"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight."
on Empathy
"The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires."
"The tragedy in a man’s life is what dies inside of him while he lives."
on Grief
"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others but it also becomes richer and happier."
"Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation."
on Ethics
"Even if it's a little thing do something for those who have need of help something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it."
"As we acquire more knowledge things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious."
on Knowledge
"A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day."
"Thought is the strongest thing we have. Work done by true and profound thought - that is a real force."
on Philosophy
