I desire no honour if I have to conceal my religious beliefs in order to have it.

The man who coerces another not to eat fish commits more violence than he who eats it.

A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.

Seven Deadly Sins Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice.

A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair.

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.

The seeker is at liberty to extract from this treasure any meaning he likes, so as to enable him to enforce in his life the central teaching.