A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

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

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

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

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

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

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

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

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

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

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

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

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

Pure love removes all weariness.

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

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

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

Die and be saved.

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

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

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

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

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

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

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

Better to die once than to die daily.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Give all, gain all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

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

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

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

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

Meditation does not make one dull.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

Silence above all.

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

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

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

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

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

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

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

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

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

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

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

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

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

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

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

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

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

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faith is the sun of life.

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

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

Keep all, lose all.

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

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

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

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

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

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

In egotism lies all trouble.

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

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

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

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

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

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

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

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

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

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

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

Inner strength grows by prayer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

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

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

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

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

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

He who wants to please all, will please none.

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

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

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

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

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

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

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

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

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

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

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

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

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

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

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

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

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

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

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

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

In faith there is no room for despair.

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

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

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

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

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

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

When the self dies, God fills the void.

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

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

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

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

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

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

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

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

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

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

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

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

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

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

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

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

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

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

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

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

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

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

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

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

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

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

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

Faith makes the ship move.

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

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

True religion knows no territorial limits.

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

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

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

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

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

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

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

He who loses his individuality loses all.

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

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

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

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

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

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

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

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

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

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

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

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

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

A good thought is like fragrance.

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

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

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

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

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

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

Purity asks for no external protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We have made ourselves what we are.

He who does not know himself is lost.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

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

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

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

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

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

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

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

Why seek outside that which is within you?

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opposition makes the man.

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

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

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

He who fears, fails.

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

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

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

What seems impossible is not always really so.

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

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

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

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

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

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

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

Despair corrodes man.

Nobody progresses without opposition.

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

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

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

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

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

Living with God there are no difficulties.

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

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

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

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

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

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

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

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

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

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

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

Man is the image of his thoughts.

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

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

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

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

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

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

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

He who has God on his side, has all.

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

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

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

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