By the grace of the spiritual master the cloud of the mercy of the Personality of Godhead is brought in, and then only, when the rains of Krishna consciousness fall, can the fire of material existence be extinguished.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaIf you sell diamonds, you cannot expect to have many customers. But a diamond is a diamond even if there are no customers.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaEvery living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaIndulgence in animal killing for the taste of the tongue is the grossest kind of ignorance
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada