Stamping down the weakness of mind and heart, stand up, saying, "I am possessed of heroism, I am possessed of a steady intellect..." Never allow weakness to overtake your mind.

The Yogi must always practice.

The root of evil is in the illusion that we are bodies. This, if any, is the original sin.

Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.

Only by practice and non-attachment can we conquer mind.

May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura-Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, the Jehovah of the Jews, the Father in Heaven of the Christians give strength to you to carry out your noble idea.

The best principles in our lives were those which we heard from our mothers through our ears.