Levinas, Emmanuel

"Ethics is not a luxury but the foundation of civilization."

"The Other's destitution is the true face of God."

"I am never finished with my obligation to the Other."

"Kindness is the beginning of wisdom."

"The Other is not an obstacle but an opening."

"Justice requires infinite patience with the Other."

"Being is called into question by the Other."

"The ethical relation is marked by asymmetry."

"To ignore the Other's call is to ignore our own humanity."

"The Other is the measure of all things."

"Responsibility cannot be delegated or evaded."

"The face of the Other forbids killing."

"We live in the debt of the Other."

"The Other's vulnerability is my awakening."

"To be ethical is to acknowledge infinity in finitude."

"The trace of the infinite guides us toward justice."

"Language is the means of respecting the Other's transcendence."

"Peace requires the surrender of power over the Other."

"The Other challenges every absolute claim."

"Compassion is the recognition of shared vulnerability."

"The ethical relation is the foundation of meaning."

"To be human is to be traumatized by the Other's alterity."

"Justice is served through humility before the Other."

"The Other exceeds the categories of understanding."

"Being for the Other is the true meaning of freedom."

"The infinite speaks through the finite Other."

"Responsibility is the price of being human."

"To welcome the Other is an act of creation."

"Justice demands we give more than we receive."

"The Other's face is the teaching that precedes all teaching."