Occupation: Physician Birth: May 12, 1898 Death: October 7, 1986
To be right is dangerous, it has ever been the source of all intolerance..
God leads us step by step, from event to event. Only afterward, as we look back over the way we have come and reconsider certain important moments in….
Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritu….
Woe to the man who tries to remain objective and to maintain a wide perspective: every one will label him as an enemy..
The price that has to be paid for finding truly personal life is a very high one. It is a price in terms of the acceptance of responsibility. And the….
We are nearly always longing for an easy religion, easy to understand and easy to follow; a religion with no mystery, no insoluble problems,no snags;….
Christian faith does not involve repressing one's anxiety in order to appear strong. On the contrary, it means recognizing one's weakness, accepting ….
It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link...He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who fe….
In order to really understand, we need to listen, not reply. We need to listen long and attentively. In order to help anybody to open his heart we ha….
Everything that is worthwhile in life is scary. Choosing a school, choosing a career, getting married, having kids - all those things are scary. If….
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can..
I am convinced that nine out of every ten persons seeing a psychiatrist do not need one. They need someone who will love them with God's love...and t….
The adventurous life is not one exempt from fear, but on the contrary, one that is lived in full knowledge of fears of all kinds, one in which we go ….
We are always looking for a grand program of action full of great ideas, when the thing is to begin by obeying the little ideas..
The worst thing is not being wrong, but being sure one is not wrong..
The really important thing in life is not the avoidance of mistakes, but the obedience of faith. By obedience, the man is led step by step to correct….
In order to make a success of old age, one must begin it earlier, and not try to postpone it as long as possible. In the middle of life we must stop ….
The most tragic consequence of our criticism of a man is to block his way to humiliation and grace, precisely to drive him into the mechanisms of sel….
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets..
People are reluctant to talk about old age and death because they are afraid of emotion, and they willingly avoid the things they feel most emotional….
There are two things we cannot do alone. One is to be married and the other is to be a Christian..