Buber, Martin

"To presume to know another fully is to eliminate the possibility of genuine encounter."

"The Thou is not an object of experience but a subject of encounter."

"Modern man is characterized by the predominance of It over Thou."

"In silence, dialogue can be most profound."

"The human being is a creature who seeks confirmation from the Other."

"Genuine leadership is the art of creating the conditions for authentic relation."

"The more I possess, the more remote the You becomes."

"Education must nurture the whole person, not merely train the intellect."

"In the between—the space between I and Thou—the sacred resides."

"To listen is to offer one's presence to another."

"The dialogue with nature is as real as the dialogue with persons."

"Freedom is not the absence of relation but the quality of relation."

"To be aware of another being is the beginning of all morality."

"The You is not a sum of qualities; it is a unity."

"In the fullness of relation, time is transcended."

"Art is the expression of one's wholeness meeting the wholeness of another."

"The redemption of the world depends on the redemption of human relations."

"To speak truth is to speak from one's whole being."

"The sacred is encountered in the concrete present moment with another."

"Community is the sanctuary of authenticity."

"The more technological we become, the more we risk losing the Thou."

"In confirming another person, we confirm ourselves."

"The person is the unity of body and spirit in relation."

"Genuine love is the willingness to be changed by the other."

"The question of meaning is answered not in thought but in encounter."

"To turn away from another is to turn away from one's own humanity."

"The depth of relation is measured by the degree of presence."

"History is the dialogue between human freedom and divine purpose."

"In the moment of genuine encounter, we are fully alive."

"The healing of the world begins with the healing of human relations."