Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are bound to make the best of everything.

Not one is constant, but everything is changing.

Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.

Whether on the ground of materialism, or of intellect, or of spirituality, the compensation that is given by the Lord to every one impartially is exactly the same. Therefore we must not think that we are the saviours of the world. We can teach the world, a good many things, and we can learn a good many things from it too. We can teach the world only what it is waiting for.

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

High achievements in art, music, etc., are the results of concentration.

There is no such thing as "righteous" anger or justifiable killing.