Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
Our heart ever changes its place till it finds love, and then it has its rest.
-Rabindranath Tagore
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
-Thomas Jefferson
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-Benjamin Franklin
What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health, who is out of debt and has a clear conscience?
-Adam Smith
We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.
-François De La Rochefoucauld
