Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.

The world is not comprehensible, but it is embraceable: through the embracing of one of its beings.

Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which read more

Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service.

You do not reform a world by ignoring it.

You do not reform a world by ignoring it.

I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].

I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow. Now, number them in the order of their true read more

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow. Now, number them in the order of their true importance. The first thing tomorrow morning, start working on an item Number 1, and stay with it until completed. Then take item Number the same way. Then Num!, and so on. Don't worry if you don't complete everything on the schedule. At least you will have completed the most important projects before getting to the less important ones.

A man gift will make a way for him.

A man gift will make a way for him.

I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything read more

I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything has happened; nothing exciting or new or interesting is ever going to happen again... the future is just going to be a vast, conforming suburb of the soul.

You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, preserved since childhood, is perhaps the best read more

You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, preserved since childhood, is perhaps the best education of all. If a man carries many such memories into life with him, he is saved for the rest of his days. And even if only one good memory is left in our hearts, it may also be the instrument of our salvation one day.