Repose is the secret of all contemplation and meditation, the secret of getting in tune with that aspect of life which is the essence of all things. When one is not accustomed to take repose, one does not know what is behind one's being.

According to metaphysics, fear is caused by the lack of light.

In this world of illusion, where at the end of the examination, we find everything to be of little importance, of little worth, if there is a sign of reality, of something one can depend upon, and in which one can recognize a sign of eternity, it is in the constancy of friendship.

There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.

True power is not in trying to gain power; true power is in becoming power. But how to become power? It requires an attempt to make a definite change in oneself, and that change is a kind of struggle with one's false self.

To attain peace, what one has to do is to seek that rhythm which is in the depth of our being.

Don't be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous.