Martin Buber

“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”

“God wants man to fulfill his commands as a human being and with the quality peculiar to human beings.”

“The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.”

“We can be redeemed only to the extent to which we see ourselves.”

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”

“I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open the door again and see a human face looking at me.”