Love is responsibility of an I for a You: in this consists what cannot consist in any feeling - the equality of all lovers.. - Martin Buber

Nothing can doom man but the belief in doom, for this prevents the movement of return.

The great man, whether we comprehend him in the most intense activity of his work or in the restful equipoise of his forces, is powerful, involuntarily and composedly powerful, but he is not avid for power. What he is avid for is the realization of what he has in mind, the incarnation of the spirit.

The legendary anecdote goes one stop beyond: the single incident in question conveys the meaning of life.