Sri Ramana Maharshi

"Art is the bridge between the infinite and the finite."

"Science proves what spirituality always knew through direct experience."

"Music without silence is noise; meditation is the silence behind all sound."

"Faith is trusting what you cannot yet understand."

"A leader without inner peace leads others astray."

"Work becomes worship when done with love and detachment."

"Dreams fade upon waking; know which dream you are in."

"Humor sees the absurdity of taking the temporary seriously."

"Beauty is the Self shining through the veil of form."

"In facing death consciously, you discover eternal life."

"The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress."

"Your duty is to work, but not to worry about the results."

"Silence is also speech."

"The mind is only the instrument through which the Self operates."

"When the mind is still, there is no 'I' to identify with anything."

"The world is only the reflection of the Self in the mind."

"Self-realization is the recognition of the Self which has always existed."

"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."

"Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world."

"If you make the least effort to change in the direction of truth, the change will be for the better."

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

"Patience is the ornament of the brave."

"The mind is the instrument which binds and loosens the jiva."

"Surrendering to the divine will liberates one from the bondage of karma."

"Your thoughts create your reality."

"The path that leads to the goal is not a path at all, because the goal itself is pathless."

"Seeking happiness outside oneself is like waiting for the sun to rise in the west."

"The sense of doership is the obstacle to peace."

"Knowledge removes ignorance just as light removes darkness."

"Be as you are."