Eredeti: All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
„Törekvésem nem szabad, hogy aláássa valaki más hitét, hiszen a célom, hogy a saját vallásának jobb követője legyen.”
Eredeti: My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.
Mahatma Gandhi 138
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Eredeti: The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition. It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations.
„A siker csupán kísérőjelenség. Sosem szabad céllá válnia.”
New York Times-nak adott interjú (1934. április 30.)
Eredeti: Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different road, so long as we reach the same goal?
„A matematika szépsége csak a türelmesebb követők számára tárul fel.”