“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 happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others.

Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.

Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others’ shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.

In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.

By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.

Change your life by changing your thoughts.

Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.

The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. If, then you experience mental resistance during meditation, remember that reluctance to meditate comes from the ego; it doesn’t belong to the soul.

The soul’s first adventure is the fight between two ideas: the wish to return to earth in a human form, and the desire to feel the freedom of having no form.

The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

Every tomorrow is determined by every today.

The time will come when mankind will begin to get away from the consciousness of needing so many material things. More security and peace will be found in the simple life.

No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit.

I became aware of how the world is and how the white establishment plays black people against each other.

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.

A Harvard study has shown that in fifteen cases in history where a rising and an established power interacted, ten ended in war.

I know where I wanna end up. I’m ready to go, and I’m ready to learn. I’m ready to build, and I’m ready to establish my longevity.

This may be the fundamental problem with caring a lot about what others think: It can put you on the established path—the my-isn’t-that-impressive path—and keep you there for a long time.