Vices that are familiar we pardon, and only new ones reprehend.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.

Have you ever asked yourself this question "what can God do through me?" The preacher has no platform if the people has no sense of mission.

O Great Swami of the East, your wisdom has pierced the miasma.

Bankers, nepotists, contracts and talkies: on four fingers one may count the leeches which have sucked a young and vigorous industry into paresis.

There is no cannibalism in the British Navy, absolutely none. And when I say none, I mean there is a certain amount, more than I personally admit.

A full-blooded encounter for a number of reasons, many of them illegitimate.

Women's bodies are used to sell anything and everything because it works, it grabs people's attention, and advertisers aren't going to stop using something that works.

I try to play what comes naturally at the moment and let it happen.

It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief . . . lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while it's not so overwhelming.

We must never forget that spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love. And with love, there are no rules.