From My Spiritual Diary-12:

· Go from village to village, do good to humanity and to the world at large. Go to hell yourself to buy salvation for others. When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause. (Swami Vivekananda)

· Every man must aim at the highest ideal no matter whether he realizes it in this life or in a hundred lives. And what is the highest ideal? It is love and love is God. (Swami Vrajananda)

· That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true knowledge (Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa)

· Give attention to your breathing. This in itself is a bit of concentration. When breath is controlled, the mind will come back to itself. (Swami Yatiswarananda).

· Personal exertion is indispensable for success in spiritual life. Follow a discipline for at least four years. Then if you do not make any tangible progress, come and take me to task. (Swami Brahmananda).

· According to Vedanta, you shape yourself by your own thoughts – you are what you think you are. Have faith in yourself and keep struggling. Faith is one of the potent factors of humanity and of all religions. (Swami Lokeswarananda)

· Those who do not want anything, get everything. (Swami Akhandananda).