Quotes on Life

I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which, when it comes upon him, he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments there is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me!.

I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair.

I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Today . . . we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long to be spared pain - all living beings on earth - are our neighbors.

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.

Our thoughts are epochs in our lives; all else is but as a journal of the winds that blow while we are here.

A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.

I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?

The mantram becomes one's staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repetition has a new meaning, carrying you nearer and nearer to God.

Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.

God is clever, but not dishonest.

The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

The feeling of inferiority rules the mental life and can be clearly recognized in the sense of incompleteness and unfulfillment, and in the uninterrupted struggle both of individuals and humanity.

A house is a machine for living in.

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate.

If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.