The Main Trouble With Despair Is That

The More Serious The Illness, The More Important It Is For You To Fight Back, Mobilizing All Your Resources-spiritual, Emotional, Intellectual, Physical.

A Book Is Like A Piece Of Rope; It Takes On Meaning Only In Connection With The Things It Holds Together.

To Talk About The Need For Perfection In Man Is To Talk About The Need For Another Species. The Essence Of Man Is Imperfection. Imperfection And Blazing Contradictions-between Mixed Good And Evil, Altruism And Selfishness, Cooperativeness And Combativeness, Optimism And Fatalism, Affirmation And Negation.

Reverence For Life Is More Than Solicitude Or Sensitivity For Life. It Is A Sense Of The Whole, A Capacity For Inspired Response, A Respect For The Intricate Universe Of Individual Life. It Is The Supreme Awareness Of Awareness Itself.

Nature Has Not Been Lavish In Her Endowments, But Each Person Has His Or Her Own Potential In Terms Of Achievement And Service. The Awareness Of That Potential Is The Discovery Of Purpose; The Fulfillment Of That Potential Is The Discovery Of Strength.