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13 quotes by Martin Buber

Martin Buber (Hebrew: מרטין בובר , German: Martin Buber, Yiddish: מארטין בובער; February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) was an Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and the I–It relationship. Born in Vienna, Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in...
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An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

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

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Solitude is the place of purification.

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

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There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin... →

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Through the Thou a person becomes I.

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A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.

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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.

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To be old can be glorious if one has not unlearned how to begin.

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For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not... →

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

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The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes.

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Play is the exultation of the possible.

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