“The True One was there from time immemorial. He is there today and ever there you will find. He never died nor will he ever die. … Look within, you will see Him there enshrined.”

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

Speak only that which will bring you honor.

Far from wife and son am 1, far from land and wealth and other notions of that kind. I am the Witness, the Eternal, the Inner Self.

As a father ,supports his sons, so let the eldest support his younger brothers, and let them also in accordance with the law behave towards their eldest brother as sons ,behave.

He who, having lost his parents or being abandoned, by them without ,just cause, gives himself to a, man , is called a son self given.

An adopted son shall never take the family, name and the estate of his natural father, the funeral cake follows the family, name and the estate, the funeral offerings of him who gives, his son in adoption cease, as far as that son is concerned.

Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you.

I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.

I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.

Food sacred to the manes or to the gods must be given to a man distinguished by sacred knowledge, for hands, smeared with blood, cannot be cleansed with blood.

My mind and body, my mind and body I cut my body into pieces, and I dedicate these to Him.

The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause.

God is one, but he has innumerable forms. He is the creator of all and He himself takes the human form.

I am a song bird, I am a meek song bird, I offer my prayer to the Lord.

Be kind to all beings, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money.

Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.

If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.

I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they’ll be able to make their own judgment.

Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”

To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.

Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.

Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.

Come hell or water high you’ll never see me cry this is our last good bye.

What is it to be wise? ‘Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others’ faults, and feel our own.