Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others. faith
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' love
In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead. In the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead. God
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. art & science
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots. the future, men & society
Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. love, Mother's Day & peace
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. courage
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. power
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? aging, education & society
Man always dies before he is fully born. death
To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime. hope
In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. love
The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist. power
There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail. freedom
The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. politics
Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. love