The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

We have none of us seen a form which had not a beginning and will not have an end.

Everything is present in its cause, in its fine form.

Give everything and look for no return.

Spirituality as a science, as a study, is the greatest and healthiest exercise that the human mind can have.

Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" thought the greed of getting supporters.

Every act of charity, every thought of sympathy, every action of help, every good deed, is taking so much of self-importance away from our little selves and making us think of ourselves as the lowest and the least, and, therefore, it is all good. Here we find that Jnâna, Bhakti, and Karma - all come to one point.