We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

The increase in value of the world of things is directly proportional to the decrease in value of the human world.

The habit of looking into the future and thinking that the whole meaning of the present lies in what it will bring forth is a pernicious one. There can be no value in the whole unless there is value in the parts.

One must reach out and try to grasp this astonishing finesse, that the value of lif cannot be estimated.

Living and dying are, in a sense, of equal value.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Grief can take care of itself but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.