…what else do we have to ensure our sanity except our love for something beyond ourselves―our love for our families, our love for our fatherland?

A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.

...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.

The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.

What is the purpose of wealth if it cannot serve an ideal that enhances humanity and betters the lives of the people, even if that means those we have never met before in our lives?

A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.

We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.

With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.

If you truly love someone, have the faith to 'let them go.' Encourage them to be the fullest measure of themselves, and you will be overwhelmed by the love that your spouse returns to you.

She was overstrained with grief and loneliness: almost any shoulder would have done as well.

It is still not clear from this study how laughter can directly help the heart but other studies have shown that laughter is beneficial for every system in the body.

We live trapped, between the churned-up and examined past and a future that waits for our work.

As often as we do good, we offer sacrifices to God.

Evil person causes harm even if treated will.

I think perception is important.

Close a door, and you'd still feel a breeze through the window.

If you want to see theater you go to New York.

I'm seventy-one now, so it's hard to imagine a dramatic change.