Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.
Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.
Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other.
Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It’s close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.