When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

I thank God daily for the good fortune of my birth, for I am certain I would have made a miserable peasant.

Virtue comes by nature, learning, and practice, and thanks to virtue, all of the aforesaid may deserve approval.

It was ironic how love could awaken them to the wonders of the universe, while at the same time confine their attention to one another.

In all ages of the world, priests have been enemies of liberty.

Lord keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth.

If you write in category, you write knowing there's a framework, there are reader expectations.

Following Jesus in faith is to walk with him in the communion of the Church. You cannot follow Jesus alone.

Feel the joy .. feel the happiness.

If you'd like to be good at something, the first thing to out the window is the notion of perfection.

At the simplest level, only people who know they do not know everything will be curious enough to find things out.