“One faces the future with one's past.”

“To understand what happens now one must find the cause, which may be very long ago in its beginning, but is surely there, and therefore a knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if we are to comprehend the present and be prepared for the future.”

“Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns to be amused rather than shocked.”

“there is one word that can be the guide for your life- it is the word reciprocity.”

“Is our Heaven your God, and is your God our Heaven?' she inquired.'They are one and the same,' he replied...'There is only one true God. He has many names.''Then anywhere upon the round earth, by whatever seas, those who believe in any God believe in the One?' she asked.'And so are brothers,' he said, agreeing.'And if I do not believe in any?' she inquired willfully.'God is patient,' he said. 'God waits. Is there not eternity?”

“If there is no other life, then this one has been enough to make it worth being born myself...a human being.”

“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”