The calmer we are and the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we love and the better will our work be.
The man that has practised control over himself cannot be acted upon by anything outside; there is no more slavery for him. His mind has become free; such a man alone is fit to live well in the world.
He who can properly prepare a chhilam of tobacco can also meditate properly.
You never help one by telling about his faults, but you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that.
It is struggle against nature and not conformity to nature that makes man what he is.
But the intelligent man is he who can convert every work into one that suits his taste. No work is petty.
Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task, if it be after his heart.
One may gain political and social independence, but if he is a slave to his passions and desires, he cannot feel the pure joy of freedom.