Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

"When the flower blooms, the bees will come. Prepare the flower."

"Renunciation is not abandonment of the world, but abandonment of the ego's desires."

"As a man thinks, so he becomes. This is the eternal law."

"God is in all men, but all men are not in God."

"The greatest religion is to love all beings as your own self."

"My child, I do not teach doctrines, I awaken."

"When you have real knowledge, you lose the fear of death."

"Act, but do not be attached to the results of your action."

"The mind is like a candle flame, flickering in the wind of desires."

"God is in all places, in all directions, beyond description."

"Patience is the ornament of the brave."

"A man may go to a great library, but if he cannot read, he gains nothing."

"The water does not make the lotus wet, nor does the dust stick to it."

"Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which he reveals himself."

"The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail."

"Know thyself, and you will know all things."

"When the flower is ready, it sends out fragrance. The bee comes without invitation."

"Forgive everybody. Even him whom you consider to be the vilest wretch."

"The infinite is expressing itself in the finite. The finite is the manifestation of the infinite."

"Attachment is the only cause of sorrow. Detachment is the only way to peace."

"The body may perish, but the atman never dies. It is eternal and immortal."

"True knowledge comes when you understand the unity of all existence."

"Why should I seek? I am the same as He. His essence speaks through me."

"The bird is held by a string; why should it cling to the string?"

"Meditate on his name and be blessed. The name of God has the power to free you."

"A pure mind is a receptacle for God's grace."

"The greatest ornament of humanity is knowledge."

"If you wish to progress, you must not think of yourself."

"The Divine manifests in different forms to different devotees."

"The ego must die before the self is realized."