“Man was made for joy and woeThen when this we rightly knowThrough the world we safely go.Joy and woe are woven fineA clothing for the soul to bind.”

“It is right it should be so:Man was made for joy and woe;And when this we rightly knowThrough the world we safely go.”

“It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity”

“We cry coming into the world, as everyone around us laughs with joy. And we laugh with joy leaving this world, when everyone around us cries.”

“Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky, and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly feeling that kept us safe among them... The animals had rights - the right of man's protection, the right to live, the right to multiply, the right to freedom, and the right to man's indebtedness. This concept of life and its relations filled us with the joy and mystery of living; it gave us reverence for all life; it made a place for all things in the scheme of existence with equal importance to all.”

“We are not called to be safe, we are simply promised that when we are in danger, God is right there with us. And there is no better place to be than in His hands.”