Purity, perseverance, and energy- these three I want.

Two things control man's character; Strength and Pity

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.

Those who have succeeded in attaching or detaching their minds at will have succeeded in Pratyahara, which means gathering towards, checking the outgoing powers of the mind, freeing it from the thralldom of the senses. When we can do this, we shall really possess character; then alone we shall have taken a long step towards freedom. Before that, we are mere machines.

By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger

This craving for health, wealth, long life, and the like - the so - called good - is nothing but an illusion.

Self-sacrifice, not self-assertion, is the law of the highest universe.