To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will.

Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all true morality.

The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.

A man ought to live in this world like a lotus leaf, which grows in water but is never moistened by water; so a man ought to live in the world - his heart to God and his hands to work.

An atheist can be charitable but not religious. But the religious man must be charitable.

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

What is salvation? To live with God. Where? Anywhere. Here this moment. One moment in infinite time is quite as good as any other moment.