When it comes down to it, even on the natural plane, it is much happier and more enlivening to love than to be loved.
True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force.
Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.
If you have two coats, one of them belongs to the poor.
It is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.
We are all one body, we are all one.