Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.

If the mind be fixed on the acquirement of any object, that object will be attained.

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.

I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.

How can one ever know anything if they are too busy thinking?

But ...meat eating in any form, in any manner, and in any place is unconditionally and once and for all prohibited ...Meat eating I have not permitted to anyone, I do not permit, I will not permit.