Love that ends is the shadow of love; true love is without beginning or end.

Those who have a desire to teach while coming to learn should not pose as disciples; they must come as teachers.

Music is the language of the soul; and for two people of different nations or races to unite, there is no better means than music

Mastery lies not merely in stilling the mind, but in directing it towards whatever point we desire, in allowing it to be active as far as we wish, in using it to fulfill our purpose, in causing it to be still when we want to still it. He who has come to this has created his heaven within himself; he has no need to wait for a heaven in the hereafter, for he has produced it within his own mind now.

There is no end to one's faults. To think of them makes one humble.

In a small affair or in a big affair, first consult yourself and find out if there is any conflict in your own being about anything you want to do. And when you find no conflict there, then feel sure that a path is already made for you. You have but to open your eyes and take a step forward, and the other step will be led by God.

It is not solid wood that can become a flute, but the empty reed.