In the afternoon the digestion of the meal deprives me of the incomparable lightness which characterizes the fast days.

One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain, its cessation gave repose to the brain, allowed it a vacation.

. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.

When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual joy comes over me as if by appointment.

When a person eats shortly before going to bed, digestion accompanies sleep. The two great physiological functions are completed together, leaving the maximum of freedom to the mind during the day.

Man is not merely born to make money. But to fulfill is mission.

A sage is a former fool who has become tired of himself.A foolish sage is one who forgets this.Remember, or come full circle.

Hatreds are the cinders of affection.

Life's deepest meaning is not found in accomplishments , but in relationships

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war.

I would tell myself the same thing that I continue to tell myself today, which is don't sweat the small things.

The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.

Prepare far enough in advance, and just about anything is possible.

Diderot took the ground that, if orthodox religion be true Christ was guilty of suicide. Having the power to defend himself he should have used it.

The lifeblood of Christianity is not our persistence in moving toward God but God's persistence in moving toward us.