A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When we do good to them, it is not benevolence – it is atonement.
It seemed to me a matter of course that we should all take our share of the burden of pain which lies upon the world.
Ideals are thoughts. So long as they exist merely as thoughts, the power in them remains ineffective.
Living truth is that alone which has its origins in thinking. Just as a tree bears year after year the same fruit which is each year new, so must all permanently valuable ideas be continually born again in thought.
The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery.
World-view is a product of life-view, not vice versa.
It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.
Does my behavior in respect of love affect nothing? That is because there is not enough love in me.
At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned.
The only ones who will find real happiness are those who find a way to serve.
We all know how important love is, yet how often is it really emoted or exhibited? What so many sick people in this world suffer from-loneliness, boredom and fear-can’t be cured with a pill.
Constant Kindness can accomplish much.
Even if it is a little thing, do something for those who have need of help.
Those who experiment on animals should never be able to quiet their own conscience by telling themselves that these cruelties have a worthy aim.
Knowing all truth is less than doing a little bit of good.
The city of truth cannot be built on the swampy ground of skepticism.
Ethics are complete, profound and alive only when addressed to all living beings. Only then are we in spiritual connection with the world. Any philosophy not representing this, not based on the indefinite totality of life, is bound to disappear.
What has been presented as Christianity during these nineteen centuries is only a beginning, full of mistakes, not full blown Christianity springing from the spirit of Jesus.
There is within each of us a modulation, an inner exaltation, which lifts us above the buffetings with which events assail us. Likewise, it lifts us above dependence upon the gifts of events for our joy.
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.