“You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.”

Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,

If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.

The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.

When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.

More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.

The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.

The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.

When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.

The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.

It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.

He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.

One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.

So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.

Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.

I think that’s the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock ‘n’ roll movies. They’re playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock ‘n’ roll bad together.

That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!

I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what’s right for the people. I choose to make a difference.

One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.

Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.

I’ve been asked often what is the difference between an amateur and a professional artist, and I will tell you.

The difference between rich and poor”, said Francie, “is that the poor do everything with thier own hands and the rich hire hands to do things.

It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of our enemies a friend.