Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

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

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

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

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

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

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

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

What seems impossible is not always really so.

A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

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

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

He who loses his individuality loses all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man is the image of his thoughts.

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pure love removes all weariness.

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

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

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

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

Living with God there are no difficulties.

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

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

Purity asks for no external protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

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

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

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

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

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

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

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

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

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

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

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

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

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

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

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

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

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

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

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

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

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

He who wants to please all, will please none.

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

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

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

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

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

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

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

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

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

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

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

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

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

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

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

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

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

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

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

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

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

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

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

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

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

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

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

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

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

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

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

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

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

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

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

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

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

A good thought is like fragrance.

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

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

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

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

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

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

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

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

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

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

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

In egotism lies all trouble.

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

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

We have made ourselves what we are.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

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

True religion knows no territorial limits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

Faith makes the ship move.

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

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

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

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

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

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

Silence above all.

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

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

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

Meditation does not make one dull.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

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

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

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

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

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

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

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

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

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

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

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

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

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

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

When the self dies, God fills the void.

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

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

Faith is the sun of life.

Die and be saved.

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

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

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

Inner strength grows by prayer.

In faith there is no room for despair.

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

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

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

Nobody progresses without opposition.

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

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

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

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

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

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

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

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

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

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

Give all, gain all.

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

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

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

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

Why seek outside that which is within you?

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

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

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

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

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

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

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

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

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

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

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

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

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

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

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

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

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

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

He who fears, fails.

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

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

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

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

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

Better to die once than to die daily.

He who does not know himself is lost.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

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

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

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

Keep all, lose all.

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

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

He who has God on his side, has all.

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

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

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

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

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opposition makes the man.

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

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

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

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

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

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

Despair corrodes man.