The animal has its happiness in the senses, the human beings in their intellect, and the gods in spiritual contemplation. It is only to the soul that has attained to this contemplative state that the world really becomes beautiful.

Everything which has name and form must die. If there are heavens with forms, these heavens must vanish in course of time; they may last millions of years, but there must come a time when they will have to go.

The hard discipline, with the exception of one great good point, is fraught with evil. The good point is that men can do one or two things well with very little effort, having practiced them every day through generations.

What is meant by cause? Cause is the fine state of the manifested state.

Build up your health. Do not dwell in silence upon your sorrows.

Infinite patience, infinite purity, and infinite perseverance are the secret of success in a good cause.

If you have infinite patience and perseverance, success is bound to come. No mistake in that.