“The music of life is in danger of being lost in the music of the voice.”

“I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage.”

“Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible.”

“No sophistry, no jugglery in figures can explain away the evidence that the skeletons in many villages present to the naked eye.”

“A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard.”

“Marriage or non-marriage, good or evil, learning or ignorance, any of these is justified, if it leads to the goal.”

“If you can get absolutely still for just one moment, you have reached the goal.”

“A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him.”