The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.
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Create Personalise WishesNever say there is nothing beautiful…
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
14In everyone’s life, at some time…
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
23Sometimes our light goes out but is…
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
14Do something wonderful, people may imitate it…
Constant kindness can accomplish much…
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
14The purpose of human life is to serve…
Until he extends his circle of…
Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
13Example is not the main thing in influencing others…
For if there is a sin against life…
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
33A person’s life purpose….
A person’s life purpose is nothing more than to rediscover, through the detours of art or love or passionate work, those one or two images in the presence of which his heart first opened.
32Man stands face to face…
Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.
23I love life – that’s my real weakness…
I love life – that’s my real weakness. I love it so much that I am incapable of imagining what is not life.
38We all carry within us places of exile…
We all carry within us places of exile, our crimes, our ravages. Our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to transform them in ourselves and others.
23The evil that is in the world…
The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
20Life can be magnificent and overwhelming….
Life can be magnificent and overwhelming — that is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love, or danger it would almost be easy to live.
34Since we’re all going to die….
I have no idea what’s awaiting me…
I have no idea what’s awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
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The modern mind is
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
20I may not have been sure about…
I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn’t.
21Truth is mysterious, elusive, always to be conquered…..
Truth is mysterious, elusive, always to be conquered. Liberty is dangerous, as hard to live with as it is elating. We must march toward these two goals, painfully but resolutely, certain in advance of our failings on so long a road.
20An intellectual? Yes. And never deny….
An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. “Can they be brought together?” This is a practical question. We must get down to it. “I despise intelligence” really means: “I cannot bear my doubts.
26The only way to deal with an unfree….
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
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