Swami Sivananda

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.”

“Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.”

“An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory.”

“The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.”

“A mountain is composed of tiny stones. An ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but a series of minutes.”

“Be humble, be noble, be saintly. Do not moan and groan. Be a lion of Vedanta.”

“Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.”

“The mind is a rebel. It must be brought under control by constant and patient practice.”

“There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.”

“Today is your own. Tomorrow is not. A day lost is a life lost.”

“Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are spiritual powers.”

“Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.”

“Man is the master of his own destiny. It is not fate but his own will that governs him.”

“Thinking of disease constantly will intensify it. Feel always 'I am healthy in body and mind'.”

“Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.”

“Conquer your lusts, your lower nature. You will be able to conquer the whole world.”

“See the good in everything. All is good. God is good.”

“A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied; immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind.”