"In literature, science, art, philosophy, religion, in individual and above all in social and political life, we can observe how the line of the development of forces deviates from its original direction and goes, after a certain time, in a diametrically opposite...
"You must understand that ordinary efforts do not count; only super efforts count."
"In speaking of evolution it is necessary to understand from the outset that no mechanical evolution is possible. The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness."
"Those who have not shown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future."
"Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation, says 'I'."
"Objective knowledge, the idea of unity included, belongs to objective consciousness. The forms which express this knowledge when perceived by subjective consciousness are inevitably distorted and, instead of truth, they create more and more delusions."
"In right knowledge the study of man must proceed on parallel lines with the study of the world, and the study of the world must run parallel with the study of man."
"When we speak of prayer or of the results of prayer we always imply only one kind of prayer — petition, or we think that petition can be united with all other kinds of prayers... Most prayers have nothing in common with petitions. I speak of ancient prayers; many of...
"Patience is the mother of will."
"A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows."