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

True religion knows no territorial limits.

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

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

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

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Die and be saved.

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

Man is the image of his thoughts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

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

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

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

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

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

Meditation does not make one dull.

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

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

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

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

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

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

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

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

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

Why seek outside that which is within you?

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

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

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

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

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faith makes the ship move.

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

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

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

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

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

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

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

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

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

We have made ourselves what we are.

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

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

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

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

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

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!

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

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

Give all, gain all.

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

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

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

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

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

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

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

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

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

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

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

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

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

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

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

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

Living with God there are no difficulties.

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

Nobody progresses without opposition.

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

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

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

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

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

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

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

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

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

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

In egotism lies all trouble.

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

He who wants to please all, will please none.

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

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

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

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

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

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

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

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

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

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

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

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

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

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

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

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

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

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

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

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

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

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

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

Purity asks for no external protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faith is the sun of life.

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

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

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

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

Silence above all.

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

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

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

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

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

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

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

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

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

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

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

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

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.

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

He who loses his individuality loses all.

Better to die once than to die daily.

Pure love removes all weariness.

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

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

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

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

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

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

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

Inner strength grows by prayer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

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

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

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

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

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

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

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

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

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

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

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

A good thought is like fragrance.

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

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

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

A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

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

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

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

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

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

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

Opposition makes the man.

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

He who fears, fails.

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

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

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

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

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

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

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

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

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

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

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

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

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

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

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

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

When the self dies, God fills the void.

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

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

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

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

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

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

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

Despair corrodes man.

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

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

He who has God on his side, has all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

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

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

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

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

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

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

He who does not know himself is lost.

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

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

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

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

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

Keep all, lose all.

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

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

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

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.

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

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

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

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

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

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

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

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

In faith there is no room for despair.

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

What seems impossible is not always really so.

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

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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