Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.
He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, — such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
It's a good thing to be satisfied with what one has.
One of the important functions of prayer, I believe, is to act as a stimulus to creative ideas. Within the mind are all the resources required for successful living. Ideas are present in the consciousness, which when released and given scope to grow and take shape, can lead to successful events. God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps to tap and develop these powers.