Sri Ramana Maharshi

"The sense of doership is the bondage."

"God is nearer to you than your own mind."

"To realize oneself is to realize God."

"Death is nothing but a change of form."

"The world is but a projection of your mind."

"In the mirror of the heart, the image of the Lord is reflected."

"Pain is the result of attachment."

"The past and future are in the mind only."

"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."

"Your greatest guru is your own experience."

"The only thing that is permanent is change."

"Ego is the main obstacle to self-realization."

"Act as if God is watching you; because He is."

"The Self is ever-present like the sky covering everything."

"What need is there for you to know the future? It suffices if you know what you ought to do."

"The greatest temples are built in the human heart."

"There is neither beginning nor end to the Self."

"Concentration is the gateway to wisdom."

"The mind cannot exist without thoughts."

"All are equal in the eyes of the Self."

"Your nature is joyful; grief is a cover."

"The world becomes beautiful when you are at peace within."

"Knowledge of the Self is the highest knowledge."

"Desire is the root of suffering."

"Be still, and know thyself."

"The mind, like a monkey, swings from branch to branch."

"In the presence of truth, falsehood cannot exist."

"Your true nature is pure consciousness."

"Meditation is not concentration but de-concentration."

"God dwells not in temples, but in the hearts of all beings."