Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

Never think of results, just do!

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.

In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.

It's probably hard to feel any sort of Romantic spiritual connection to nature when you have to make your living from it.

If you treat people like adults they will act like adults, but if you treat them like children they will act like children.

So much of contemporary crime fiction is painful to read and obsessed with violence, particularly against women, and I can't read that.

Boston has carried the practice of hypocrisy to the n-th degree of refinement, grace, and failure.

The white man is a devil. If he is not a devil, let him prove it!

Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.

A good quotation is a very strong wind; it can change a man's direction!

When you write an article about anything, trolls use the comments to attack. They feel frustrated - but haters are losers. It's not good to feed this aspect. It's more intelligent to be constructive.