Read moreThe tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.
Read moreHope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
Read moreIsn’t it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps hopelessness is the very soil that nourishes human hope; perhaps one could never find sense in life without first experiencing its absurdity.
Read moreLying can never save us from another lie.
Read moreHope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
Read moreThe salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.