“Truth is not afraid of questions.”

The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.

Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.

A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ‘What comes of itself, let it come.

When the mind is strong and the heart is pure, you are free.

Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role.

He who conquers the mind, conquers the world.

Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.

Before embarking on important undertakings sit quietly calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.

If you possess happiness you possess everything: to be happy is to be in tune with God.

Stillness is the altar of spirit.

Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.

Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.

In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.

Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.

I have always felt sorry for people afraid of feeling, of sentimentality, who are unable to weep with their whole heart. Because those who do not know how to weep do not know how to laugh either.

It’s better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you’ll be too afraid to let things keep happening.

Don’t be afraid mama, the line between your baby and his is very thin, one might even say it doesn’t exist.

You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.

If you are afraid of darkness, you are afraid of your own soul.

I’ve been afraid to look at the woman in the mirror. Everyday she looks less and less like me. It makes me wonder if I’ll ever find my way back home.

I hide behind olive branches. So afraid of others knowing what lay beneath the broken rifle. The reality hitting the pavement like bullets that stem from war.

The Republicans galvanize their base by inciting a lot of fear; they operate on a lot of mythmaking. So we have to have something compelling. We shouldn’t be afraid to be bold.