He who wishes to preserve his integrity must be prepared to lose all material possessions.

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

It is not man that enjoys pleasures; it is pleasures that enjoy man, which is to say they consume him.

Mere confession of a wrong does not erase it. Whatever is possible must be done to undo the wrong.

A good thought is like fragrance.

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

The wonder is that even though a man knows where true happiness lies, he wastes his life in pursuing untruth!

Our greatest enemy is not the foreigner, nor anyone else. We ourselves, that is, our desires, are our enemies.

He who is shamed into acting correctly is not acting correctly at all.

What shall we call a person who, in the name of Rama, acts like Ravana?

When God is our Guide, we need worry about nothing.

To rejoice in happiness is to invite misery. Real happiness springs from sorrow and suffering.

Everything is right and proper in its place, improper when out of place.

He who talks in tune with the rhythm of life is never weary.

Therefore, a satyagrahi will never seek rights; these will come to him unsought.

True happiness does not come from obtaining what one likes. It comes from cultivating a liking for what one dislikes.

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

To a starving person, God will appear in the form of bread alone.

When our outer life gets the better of our inner life, the result is bound to be bad.

Inexhaustible patience is needed if Truth is to be brought home to anyone.

Give all, gain all.

Our faith should be like an ever-burning lamp which not only gives us light but also illuminates the surroundings.

He who loses patience, loses Truth as well as Non-violence.

It is useless to recite Ramanama without acting in a manner worthy of Rama.

He who has neither peace nor determination, how can he have realization?

Pure love removes all weariness.

Money is God'ﾗit is wrong to say so, and it has been proved to be wrong.

Every minute that runs to waste is irrecoverable. Yet, knowing this, how much time we waste!

The common people are a devoted worker's real bank, and this bank never fails.

To seek a favour is to barter away one's freedom.

When ﾑI' and when 'God'? In determining this lies the test of wisdom.

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

Innocent and dreamless sleep is samadhi (meditation), yoga (concentration of mind) and selfless action. (Adapted from Vinoba's letter).

What seems impossible is not always really so.

There is a limit to violent action and it can fail. Non-violence knows no limit and it never fails.

Nobody progresses without opposition.

How can one claim to be human if he acts like a beast?

It is easy to instruct an uneducated person, but who can carry understanding to a man of little learning?

It is sinful to multiply wants unnecessarily.(Written on 3-4-1945.)

Man knows what his duty is, yet does not do what he knows he ought to. Why is that so?

We can do nothing right, so long as we are not blessed with inner light.

Just as the universe is contained in the self, so is India contained in the villages.

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

Religion is that which comprehends all. In other words, religion permeates life in all its aspects and at all times.

Isaiah, XLI. 10 has : "Fear thou not; for I am with thee."

In egotism lies all trouble.

He who is truly clean within, cannot remain unclean without.

Why is it that man is afraid of speaking and practising truth, not untruth?

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

Says Nanak again : "Whatever you give away is yours; whatever you keep is not yours."

The true mark of success in life is the growth of tenderness and maturity in a man.

We cannot act or even think, in two opposite ways at the same time.

It is easier to cross the ocean between countries than to span the gulf between individuals or people.

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

When there is both inner and outer cleanliness, it approaches godliness.

He who thinks of the suffering humanity, will not think of himself. Where has he the time?

Selfless action is a source of strength, for such action means the worship of God.

For the realization of Truth it is necessary to read the lives of the saints and reflect upon them.

Faith that does not wane but ever waxes higher and turns into realization.

"My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness." II Corinthians, XII. 9.

Man has to do God's work, but how is he to know what that is?

Who can describe the joy that lies in finding refuge in God?

"Man is not God; call him not that. But of Divine refulgence he is part."

By donning the garb of religion, vice does not become virtue nor does a wrong cease to be wrong.

If we are late for a train, we miss it. What if we are late for prayer?

Verily, there should be only one fearﾗthe fear of doing something mean or untrue.

The nearer we approach our ideal, the more truthful we become.

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

Because of our physical limitations, we cannot have a conception of the existence of God.

However lofty the ambition, even those considered the lowliest of creatures should come within its ambit.

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

Opposition makes the man.

To be guilty of a lapse, small or big, is certainly bad; but to hide it is even worse.

He who seeks refuge in Ramanama, has Ramanama installed "in his heart and is duly rewarded.

If there is any hope for a man, whose mind remains impure in spite of himself, it is Ramanama.

Nanak says : "The more one indulges oneself, the more unhappy one becomes."

In order to know himself, man must come out of his shell and view himself dispassionately.

What greater meanness can there be than to seek out our good points and praise them to others?

We have to make ourselves as nearly as possible like Him we want to reach.

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

To remain entangled in things physical and aspire for self-realization is like asking for the moon.

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

Ramanama helps only those who fulfil the conditions for its recitation.

How shall we please God, how praise Him? By serving His creatureﾗman.

The joy of life lies in divesting oneself of life's cares.

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

When everything belongs to God what shall we offer to Him?

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

Envy devours him who harbours it. He who is the object of envy remains unaffected, perhaps even unaware of it.

Let us respect other religions even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.

Nanak says : "God dwells in every human heart, and so every heart is a temple of God."

He who is unable to rule over himself can never really succeed in ruling over others.

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

In faith there is no room for despair.

A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

To remember God and forget others is to see God even in them.

If we dwell on evil thoughts, they do not disappear; they are likely to become our companions. "Dhyayato vishayan.ﾔ

Who can eat with an easy mind so long as even a single person starves for want of work?

One perfect man can dispel untruth even though the untruthful be legion.

When we give something, we must give the truest part of ourselves.

If God resides in every heart, then who dare hate whom?

One man's cruelty is the measure of another man's gentleness.

There is no happiness like Truth, no misery like untruth.

Evil thoughts are also a sign of illness. Let us, therefore, avoid evil thoughts.

Even if he be your relation, do not try to hide his faults.

When Reason and Faith are in conflict, it is better to prefer Faith.

No man is worthless who lightens anyone's burden even the least bit.

Physical weakness is not the real weakness. Weakness of the mind alone is the real weakness.

Man rests in the jaws of Death. He is said to be dead when the jaws close.

What is it, if not futile, to argue about something which is beyond thought?

Nanak says : "The craving for happiness is a veritable disease. Sorrow or suffering is its remedy."

If you see inner beauty, the outer will seem dull.

Economics which departs from or is opposed to ethics is no good and should be renounced.

Justice needs to be tempered with generosity as much as generosity needs to be tempered with justice.

One is a servant of him for whom one works, not to whom one pays only lip service.

Even nectar turns into poison if poison is added to it.

We must always listen to criticism of our faults and failings, never to our praises.

Not to own our mistake is to repeat it and to commit the additional sin of concealing it.

Even one drop of the poison of untruth will poison the entire milk-ocean of Truth.

True religion knows no territorial limits.

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

When we wipe the slate clean, we see God's signature clearly on it.

Sorrow is but another aspect of joy. Hence the one invariably follows the other.

The world may call us weak but we must not weaken our ideals.

If the courage to endure everything with goodwill is lacking, goodwill becomes a lame virtue.

He who is poor by force of circumstances, cannot become poor by choice.

He who thinks, speaks and acts with God as his witness, will never feel ashamed of doing the right thing.

Indigestion, etc., are not the only causes of fever. Anger, too, can bring it on.

How shall we dispel this darkness of egoism? By the light of uttermost humility.

Pride devours man completely. The truth of this can be realized by everyone every moment.

He who is the dust of everybody's feet is near to God.

Let us always beware of false knowledge. That which keeps or turns us away from Truth is false knowledge.

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

He who has God on his side, has all.

We exist, because God is. This shows that man, or any living being, is part of the Divine.

The human body is like a musical instrument. Any note that is desired can be struck on it.

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

When a man has lost patience, he should resort to silence, and speak only when he has calmed down.

The power of a true word is such that it leads one from selfishness to selflessness.

Man must never suppress his inner voice even if he stand alone.

He who has God for his companion, why need he be sorrowful or anxious or look for another companion?

He alone who truly serves is a good householder. He goes on giving without expectation of return.

That which should be renounced must be declined as a matter of duty even if offered free.

Even one word, if true, is enough. Untrue words, however many, are worth nothing.

He whose eye says one thing, his tongue another, and his heart yet another, is a worthless fellow.

It is not the whistle that moves the train but the power harnessed in the steam.

He who looks for faults in others cannot see his own.

Only experience makes us realize how hard it is to attain the state of non-attachment.

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

Man's joy knows no bounds when he obtains something beyond his hopes.

Dying for religion is good; for fanaticism, neither dying nor living.

What more do you want when the heavens are within you, and even God Himself?

Without the maximum possible non-attachment, it is inconceivable for anyone to live up to the age of 125 years.

When attachment is present, the performance of even a pure deed involves manipulation.

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

Man can smile away his sorrows; by crying he only multiplies them.

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

Man by himself is nothing. But when he has become one with God, he is everything.

Let us think not of big things but of good things.

Faith is that which remains unshaken even in the face of advessity.

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

He alone knows the charm of solitude who has deliberately taken to it.

Whatever we do should be done not to please or displease anyone, but only to please God.

Merit lies in fighting alone, be the opponent one or many.

Man is the image of his thoughts.

If the inside is clean, the outside is bound to be so.

We seek the company of the good, for that is the food for our soul.

If we call God our Redeemer and let our indolence grow, we are committing a sin.

What matters to you the world's praise or censure? Do what you think is your duty.

How strange that we run after physicians who are mortals themselves but forget Rama, the immortal, eternal and never-failing Physician!

Never should we make the mistake of imagining that a wrong can be classified as 'big' or 'smallﾒ.

When the inner lamp burns, it illumines the whole world.

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

If you must be annoyed, why should it be at other people's lapses, why not at your own?

Meditation does not make one dull.

Not contrived but genuine laughter is true eloquence, and more effective than speech.

Do not think, speak or write without reflecting. Consider how much time could thereby be saved.

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

The nectar of Ramanama brings joy to the soul and rids the body of its ailments.

God is omnipresent. Hence it is that He speaks to us through stones, trees, insects, birds, beasts, etc.

This day deserves to be written in letters of gold for, on April 6, 1919, India discovered herself.

Pure thought is so subtle and yet so powerful a thing that it becomes all-pervading.

He who wants to drink of the nectar of Ramanama must purge himself of lust, anger and the like.

Knowing that everything has two sides, let us look at the bright side alone.

How is it that a precept regarded as applicable to others appears inapplicable to oneself?

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

Do not listen to rumour; but, if you do, do not believe it.

Not to do evil is the only true law of life, says Guru Teg Bahadur.

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

Die and be saved.

To have good thoughts is one thing; to act upon them is another.

When a man's mind is filled with the Light of Heaven, all obstacles in his path vanish.

He who has not in him infinite patience cannot observe non-violence.

He who always treads only the path of Truth never stumbles.

When the self dies, God fills the void.

It is possible to endure a diseased body, but not a diseased mind.

Blind is not he who has lost his eyes, but he who hides his shortcomings.

Violence is the weapon of the weak; non-violence that of the strong.

What does it matter if people look upon us as dreamers?

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

He who wishes to save time will never do a single unnecessary thing.

Non-violence, truth, etc., are self-luminous. They cannot be genuine otherwise.

There can be no safety for us save in the lap of God.

Life is not a bed of roses; it is full of thorns.

Supposing God is on the side of both, then who should fear whom?

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

It is very difficult to confess one's error; but then there is no other way of cleansing oneself.

Man is where his mind is, not where his body is.

What distinguishes man from animals ? Comprehensive thinking on this question will solve a lot of our problems.

We have made ourselves what we are.

Why seek outside that which is within you?

Chastity needs no purdah. It needs only God's protection.

It is more than severe punishment to compel a man to do something which he does not understand.

He who is absorbed in God cannot become absorbed in anybody or anything besides Him.

A foreigner deserves to be welcomed only when he mixes with the indigenous people as sugar does with milk.

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

If we do not forsake our ideal, the ideal will never forsake us.

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

He who explores the branch and forgets the root, strays.

There is only one way of achieving independence through non-violence : by dying we live, by killing never.

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

One can never find Truth if one is not wide awake every moment of one's life.

Whatever the crisis, the fire of love will overcome it.

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

I strive hard to preserve my physical body. Do I take the same pains to know my soul?

Faith is the sun of life.

Prayer needs a heart, not a tongue. Without the heart, words have no meaning.

The straight path is as difficult as it is simple. Were it not so, all would follow the straight path.

Man dies when he cuts himself off from the source of his being, not when the soul leaves the body.

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

He who wants to please all, will please none.

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

If one man can become perfect, it is but fair to assume that all can become so.

In complete non-violence, there is complete absence of hatred.

Better to die once than to die daily.

When man smites, it is God who comes to our rescue.

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

One person has God on his side; millions have Satan on theirs. Must, therefore, one fear the millions?

What is learnt by rote is of as little value as the parrot's recitation of Ramanama.

Faith makes the ship move.

To see nothing but faults of others is even meaner than praising one's own virtues.

What is in the mind must come out, sooner or later.

He who does not know himself is lost.

Life becomes perpetually renewed every day. This knowledge should be helpful in uplifting us.

He who knows no rules and follows none just cannot be a servant of the people.

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

What can a person not accomplish by faith? He can do everything.

Sacrifice which causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

When God cares, why should we be full of cares?

"Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." Isaiah, XXVI. 4.

If there is a soul, then surely the Supreme Soul (God), too, exists.

A right cause never fails; A true word never hurts in the end.

When God is enshrined in our hearts, we cannot harbour evil thoughts or do evil deeds.

Reflection shows that heaven is here on earth, not in the sky above.

Even a little untruth ruins a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.

Steadfastness in meditation indicates depth of thought; it also makes for purity and maturity of thought.

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

He who is not disturbed by bad news will not be elated by good news.

Nanak says : "If we obey the law of God, we then need no man-made laws."

Many things are wrought by patience, even as they are spoilt by impatience.

Every minute of my life I am conscious of the presence of God. Why, then, need I fear anyone?

How can a man who turns night into day be non-attached?

Nothing turns out right so long as there is no harmony between body, mind and soul.

To speak the truth, you have to weigh your words again and again.

He alone lives in whose heart dwells Rama (God) and who is ever aware of such presence.

There is greater pleasure in not eating than in eating. Who has not experienced the truth of it?

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.

Life means not revelryﾗeating, drinking and making merry but praising God, i. e., rendering true service to humanity.

Have we any right to pray so long as we have not purged ourselves of our impurities?

If God keeps you, what does it matter if men reject you?

He who does not labour and yet eats, eats stolen food.

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

To destroy something is easy. To build requires great skill and care.

Our personal cleanliness counts for little if our neighbours are not clean.

Non-attachment is put to real test only when there is full scope for our attachment to something.

He who obeys God's Law will never care for any other law which is opposed to the Divine Law.

It is as difficult to make the impossible possible, as it is easy to make the possible impossible.

To mistake selfishness for selflessness is like mistaking a jackal for a lion.

What is true of purity is true of all other virtues. Nonﾭviolence is tested when it faces violence.

Renunciation which does not spring from the heart cannot be abiding.

All activities that are born of one and the same seed merge into one another.

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

Selfishness and fear must go if one is to realize God.

We are no better than any otherﾗthis thought is full of truth and humility.

Alcohol maddens a man for the moment, but pride devours him completely and he is not even conscious of it!

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

By whatever name God be called, if there be godly attributes, we must surely bow to Him.

Vice flourishes in darkness. It vanishes in the light of day.

Life is likened to a rose; because life, too, is full of thorns.

He alone can be a true satyagrahi who knows the art of living as well as of dying.

Everyone grows old with the passage of time; desire alone remains ever youthful.

We shall cease to think only of ourselves when we think of others.

Belittling one's mother tongue is like disparaging one's own mother.

Just as only others can see a man's back while he himself cannot, we too cannot see our own errors.

An ideal is one thing; living up to it is quite another. (Written on 15-4-1945.)

If you want to stand before God, you must go after shedﾭding the robe of egoism.

It is sin to regard anyone as helpless who has God for his support.

Confession of error works like a broom. The broom sweeps away filth; confession does no less.

Deeds, like seeds, take their own time to fructify.

Life is unreal, death is real and certain. ﾗNanak

The Ganga flows in man's heart, yet he does not bathe in it, and remains unwashed.

Slipshod work is like half-baked bread, fit only to be thrown away.

Despair corrodes man.

Purity asks for no external protection.

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

A poet has said that a man without knowledge is like an animal. What is that knowledge?

Everyone, prince or pauper, is the guardian of his own dharma. What is there to grieve or rejoice in this?

He who is face to face with God does not speak, cannot speak.

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

A person without attachment should under no circumstances give way to anger.

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

True happiness does not come from without; it comes from within.

Faith is put to the test when the situation is most difficult.

We are all mad. Which of us shall call whom mad?

An important matter loses importance if irrelevant. A relevant thing, though small, is of the highest importance.

He who loses his individuality loses all.

Non-possession means that we should not hoard anything that we do not need today.

Is not death, in every case, a release from too much suffering? If so, why lament when it comes?

Man cannot raise himself by searching outside. The scope for growth lies within.

[Ramanama] is the only unfailing remedy for man's threefold ills.

How strange that a man very often does not know who is a friend and who is a foe!

Knowledge is that alone which enables a man to know himself. In other words, knowledge means self-realization.

How wrong it is to ask others to be clean when we ourselves remain unclean!

We are loath to devote time to things that matter, but hanker after worthless things and find pleasure in them!!!

Silence above all.

Why does a man become restless when he is unable to do his work?

What a pity that even though a man knows it, he still prefers to fall!

Keep all, lose all.

On the other hand, modesty and humility nourish man and make for his growth.

Religion does not consist in eating this food or eschewing that but only in the realization of God within oneself.

Such being the case, where is the sense in making merry or becoming arrogant?

What is 'big' or 'small' in sin? Sin is sin. To believe otherwise is self-deception.

Accepting undesired service, which is not joyfully rendered, is a painful burden.

Only that work which is done after anger has subsided can bear fruit.

Good deeds let us do right now; the bad ones let us always keep on postponing.

If all become teachers, who will be the pupils? So let us all be pupils.

It is strange that we toil so much over externals without a care for what lies within.

Like a ship without direction or destination, labour without an ideal is fruitless.

There is not a single moment in life when man cannot serve.

Nothing is ever achieved without toil, that is without tapa. How, then, can self-purification be possible without it?

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

To find fault is one thing; to prove it is another.

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

In fact there should be harmony in life. The melody will pervade all activities and behaviour.

Moral strength does accrue from the reading of scriptures; but real freedom cannot be attained without enlightenment.

The real service to the Bhils would be to make them fearless and remove their despair.

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

How can he who does not know the art of living know the art of dying?

Inner strength grows by prayer.

Experience is daily growing upon me that everything is attainable through silence.

A man without an ideal is like a ship without a rudder. (Written on 15-4-45.)

Being a slave to fear and selfishness is the worst form of slavery.

The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head, that is, intellect.

Living with God there are no difficulties.

God is said to have four arms as well as a thousand. It shows that all this is mere imagery.

"Rather perish than break the pledged word." ﾗTulsidas

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

One who thinks in terms of 'mine' and 'thine' cannot be free from attachment.

If the nature is evil, it needs not repression but casting out.

To gain immortality through divine endowment is not a big thing. To fulfil our obligations in daily life is.

"Sweet are the fruits of equanimity"ﾗthe truth of this is experienced every moment.

The contentment that accrues to man as a result of leading a regular life, promotes his health and longevity.

It follows from the foregoing that we would be thereby adding that much time to our span of life.

"The hasty are ruffled; the slow and steady have composure." One sees the truth of this every moment.

Man's capacity for self-deception is immeasurably greater than that for deceiving others. Every sensible person will testify to this.

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

The same sage observes that where there is peace of mind there is inner strength which is unfailing.

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

Simplicity cannot be affected, it should be ingrained in one's nature.

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

"There is no sin like untruth, even as a million berries heaped together cannot equal a mountain". ﾗTulsidas

The breach of one rule inevitably leads to the breach of other rules.

When all forsake you, God shall still be with you.

To speak or not to speakﾗwhen that is the question, silence should take the place of speech.

Just as drop by drop the lake fills up, so also every minute of sincere prayer nourishes the soul.

A person without attachment should have an inexhaustible fund of patience.

When a man lives in submission to authority, it means he is paying the price of personal freedom.

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

He who fears, fails.

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

Only he is worthy to mete out punishment whose judgement is infallible. Who but God can be such?

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalms, XLVI. 1.

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

He who is afraid of people's censure will never be able to do anything worth while.

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

He who has everything but God on his side, has nothing.

It is well not to yield to desire. Once we give in restraint becomes difficult if not impossible.

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

How can that be religion which cannot be put to use in one's daily life?

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

God and Satan cannot both occupy the throne of the heart.

He alone can offer sacrifice who is pure, fearless and worthy.

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

The greater man's realization of the Self, the greater his progress.

Humility does not work, if it is a mere pretence; nor does simplicity.

There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth.

When a man sleeps under the sky, who can rob him?

Verily, the land belongs to him who labours on it.

The way to know what God's work is is heartfelt prayer and corresponding action.

He who remembers everything else but forgets God, really remembers nothing.

However great the fury of the storm, the sea does not abandon its calm.

He who does not want to be a slave of anyone, must become the slave of God.

He who concentrates on any one thing with singleness of purpose, will ultimately acquire the capacity to do everything.

He who in his distress turns to God is not troubled by any fear.

No joy can compare with the joy of doing one's duty in silence.

Contemplation of an ideal does not broaden its scope, but it certainly increases its depth.

Man cannot worship God and at the same time despise his fellow-beings. The two are irreconcilable.