In faith there is no room for despair.

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

Opposition makes the man.

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

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

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

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

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

He who fears, fails.

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

What seems impossible is not always really so.

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

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

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

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

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

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

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

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

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

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

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

Faith is the sun of life.

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

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

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

Pure love removes all weariness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

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

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

When the self dies, God fills the void.

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

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

Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

In egotism lies all trouble.

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

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

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

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

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

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

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meditation does not make one dull.

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

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

Silence above all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

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

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

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

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

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

He who wants to please all, will please none.

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

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

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

Living with God there are no difficulties.

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

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

He who loses his individuality loses all.

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

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

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

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

He who has God on his side, has all.

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

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

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

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

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

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

He who does not know himself is lost.

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

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

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

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

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

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

Better to die once than to die daily.

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

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

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

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

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

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

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

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

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

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

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

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

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

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

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

Nobody progresses without opposition.

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

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

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

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

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

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

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

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

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

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

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

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

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

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

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

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

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

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

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

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

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

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

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

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

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

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

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

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

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

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

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

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

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

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

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

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

A good thought is like fragrance.

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

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

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

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

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

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

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

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

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

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

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

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

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

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

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

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

Why seek outside that which is within you?

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

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

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

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

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

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

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

Keep all, lose all.

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

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

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

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.

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

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

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

Give all, gain all.

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

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

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

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

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

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

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

Die and be saved.

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

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

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

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

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

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

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

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

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

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

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

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

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

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

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

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

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

We have made ourselves what we are.

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

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

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

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

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

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

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

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

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Purity asks for no external protection.

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Despair corrodes man.

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

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

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

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

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

True religion knows no territorial limits.

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

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

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

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

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

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

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

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

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

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

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

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

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

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

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

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

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

Man is the image of his thoughts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

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

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

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

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

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

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

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

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

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

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

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

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

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

Inner strength grows by prayer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

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

Faith makes the ship move.

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

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

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

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

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