The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.

If you want to cut down a tree, it is no use to climb into its branches.

We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.

Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana.

When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes.

In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord.

Innumerable actions are going on through us all the time. If we started counting them, we should never come to an end.