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

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

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

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

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

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

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

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

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

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

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

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

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

Despair corrodes man.

Faith makes the ship move.

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

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

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

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

Give all, gain all.

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

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

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

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

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

Inner strength grows by prayer.

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

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

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

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

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

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

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

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

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

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

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

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

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

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

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

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

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

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

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

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

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

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

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

Living with God there are no difficulties.

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

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

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

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

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

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

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

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

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

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

Opposition makes the man.

He who loses his individuality loses all.

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

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

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

Nobody progresses without opposition.

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

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

We have made ourselves what we are.

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

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

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

Man is the image of his thoughts.

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

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

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

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

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

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

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

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

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

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

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

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

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

Die and be saved.

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

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

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

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

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

Silence above all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

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

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

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

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

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

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

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

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

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

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

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

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

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

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

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

What seems impossible is not always really so.

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

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

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

Meditation does not make one dull.

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

In egotism lies all trouble.

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

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

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

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

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

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

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pure love removes all weariness.

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

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

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

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

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

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

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

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

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

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

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

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

True religion knows no territorial limits.

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

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

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

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

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

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

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

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

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

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

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

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

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

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

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

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

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

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

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

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

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

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

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

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

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

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

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

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

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

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

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

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

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

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

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

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

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

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

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

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

Faith is the sun of life.

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

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

Purity asks for no external protection.

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

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

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

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

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

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

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

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

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

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

He who wants to please all, will please none.

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

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

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

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

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

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

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

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

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

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

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

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

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

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

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

A good thought is like fragrance.

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

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

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

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

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

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

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

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

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

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

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

When the self dies, God fills the void.

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

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

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

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

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

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

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

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

He who does not know himself is lost.

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

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

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

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

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

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

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

Better to die once than to die daily.

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

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

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

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

He who has God on his side, has all.

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

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

Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

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

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

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

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

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

Why seek outside that which is within you?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

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

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

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

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

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

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

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

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

In faith there is no room for despair.

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

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He who fears, fails.

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

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

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

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

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

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

Keep all, lose all.

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