Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but at the same time with the tenderness of a flower. - Swami Vivekananda

The greatest error is to call a man a weak and miserable sinner. Every time a person thinks in this mistaken manner, he rivets one more link in the chain of avidya that binds him, adds one more layer to the "self-hypnotism" that lies heavy over his mind.

He whom the sages have been seeking in all these places is in our own hearts; the voice that you heard was right, says Vedanta, but the direction you gave to the voice was wrong.

The very reason for nature's existence is for the education of the soul.