"Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself."
"Aimer, ce n'est point nous regarder l'un l'autre, mais regarder ensemble dans la meme direction. English Translation: To love is not to look at each other, But to look together in the same direction."
“My life carries its own meaning in itself.”
“Help me to fling my life like a flaming firebrand into the gathering darkness of the world.”
“The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness which characterize the thoughts and convictions of men today, and reaching a state of fresh hope and fresh determination.”
“Who shall enumerate the many ways in which that costly piece of fixed capital, a human being , may be employed! More of him is wanted everywhere! Hunt, then, for some situation in which your humanity may be used.”
“Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.”
“I decided that I would make my life my argument.”
“No man need fear death, he need fear only that he may die without having known his greatest power: the power of his free will to give his life for others”
“Search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.”