What is enquiry into the Truth? It is the firm conviction that the Self is real, and all, other than That, is unreal.
I no longer have a borrowed soul. I no longer have borrowed thoughts or ideas. I no longer speak in a borrowed language.
If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little.
The chief is the chief. He is the eagle who flies high and cannot be touched by the spit of the toad.
I have rendered my country and people an enormous service. They owe me everything.
If you want to steal, steal a little in a nice way. But if you steal too much to become rich overnight, you'll be caught.
Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.
The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen.
A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn't telling or teaching or ordering. Rather he seeks to establish a relationship of meaning, of feeling, of observing. We are lonesome animals. We spend all life trying to be less lonesome.
It is well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating many enemies.