“As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.”

“A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.”

“He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.”

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.”

“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.”

“As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.”

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”