The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself - consciously.
A sacrament by virtue of which each imparts nothing but vexations to the other.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
If we all said to people's faces what we say behind one another's backs, society would be impossible.
Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
Leadership is the power of one harnessing the power of many.
We should teach our children nothing which they shall ever need to unlearn; we should strive to transmit to them the best possessions, the truest thought, the noblest sentiments of the age in which we live.
Extravagance is the rich man's pitfall.
Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.