The supreme blossoming of character lies (or reside) in renounciation (or renuncement) and abnegation of self ("abnégation de soi", Fr.)

There is a radical dualism between the empirical nature of man and its moral nature.

The most sacred duty, the supreme and urgent work, is to deliver humanity from the malediction of Cain - fratricidal war.

Only a moral education based on free inner discipline can bring to bear a salutary action and lead to a true morality.

The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation itself.

To sacrifice the moral to the physical, as is done in these days, is to sacrifice reality for a shadow.

There is only one thing in the world that is really valuable, it is to do good.

We can, following the exemple of Kant, consider the moral development and improvement of men, as the supreme goal of human evolution.

It is not on the ruin of liberty that we may (in the future... - "pourra", Fr.) build justice.

Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.

As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards ("marcher vers", Fr.) the accomplishment of its true destinies.

You know what happened to her, right?

I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball - he might grab mine.

Now I'm searching for a slightly overweight, single, childless woman who doesn't have a date and isn't too depressing to be around. It's getting harder to find a girlfriend than a boyfriend.

The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.

I don't think... one get a flash of happiness once, and never again; it is there deep within you.

Chess is a cold bath for the mind

Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.

Despair is the greatest of our errors.

It seems so tragic to me that so many filmmakers are making movies up against this extra-ordinary revolution with one eye closed and two hands tied behind their backs.

Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.