A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma.

Human conduct is ever unreliable until man is anchored in the Divine. Everything in the future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now.

In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commotion. In oceanic minds the whales of inspiration make hardly a ruffle.

Remember that finding God will mean the funeral of all sorrows.

Good manners without sincerity are like a beautiful dead lady.

The vanished lives of all are filled with many shames. Therefore do not judge.

Beings with un-redeemed earthly karma are not permitted after astral death to go to the high causal sphere of cosmic ideas , but must shuttle to and fro from the physical and astral worlds.

Tender inner weaknesses, revolting at mild touches of censure, are like diseased parts of the body, recoiling before even delicate handling.

Love resides in my heart, but you are the one who tore apart and you are still blaming my heart for not keeping quiet about it

I don't want to drain what little energy I have on hate, on envy, on blame. I'll need every last drop to better myself, so I can make what little impact I can in this world.

Life is not about growing old and dying. Life is about growing and trying.

There is nothing permanent except change.

I keep a pretty tight grip on my schedule and I compare it a lot to a fireman's - a four-on then four-off type of deal.

Picture anybody growing up so stupid he didn't know that hope is just another phase you'll grow out of.

I'm a poet,' the young man said, 'And it's my job to remember the sadness of things.

Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white-separate and unequal.

I'm a capitalist. I believe in capitalism. But capitalism only works if you have safety nets to deal with people who are naturally left behind and brutalized by it.

You'll never go wrong when you work with someone smarter than you.