Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.

Good and evil thoughts are each a potent power, and they fill the universe.

Paris is the fountain-head of European civilisation, as Gomukhi is of the Ganga.

The goal of mankind is knowledge ... Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge.

We must not forget that health is only a means to an end. If health were the end, we would be like animals; animals rarely become unhealthy.

There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point

Perfection is one thing and enjoyment another; these two having different ends, engage men differently.