Physical courage in whatever scene … seems to hinge on whether the individual can feel he is fighting for others as well as himself. - Rollo May

When we "fall" in love, as the expressive verb puts it, the world shakes and changes around us, not only in the way it looks but in our whole experience of what we are doing in the world. Generally, the shaking is consciously felt in its positive aspects … Love is the answer, we sing. … our Western culture seems to be engaged in a romantic — albeit desperate — conspiracy to enforce the illusion that that is all there is to eros.

Suppose the apprehension of beauty is itself a way to truth? Suppose that “elegance” — as the word is used by physicists to describe their discoveries — is a key to ultimate reality?

"Much self-condemnation is a cloak for arrogance. Those who think they overcome pride by condemning themselves could well ponder Spinoza's remark "One who despises himself is the nearest to a proud man.