Nicolai Hartmann

"The tragedy of man is that of somebody who is starving and sitting at a richly laden table but does not reach out with his hand, because he cannot see what is right in front of him. For the real world has inexhaustible splendour, the real life is full of meaning and abundance, where we grasp it, it is full of miracles and glory."

"Liebe ist um den Ausdruck nicht verlegen, sie hat tausend Sprachen, Symbole, Offenbarungen."

""Liebe ist die absolut positive Gesinnung als solche, die Bejahung, Gunst, Hingabe, aufbauende Tendenz"