"Be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble, be prayerful."

"You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice"

"Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work."

"If we could follow the slogan that says,"Turn off the TV and open a good book" we would do something of substance for a future generation."

"Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds."

"You can't plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind."

"Do your best, and be a little better than you are."

"Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others."

"We must seek ways to solve difficulties such as hatred, envy and jealousy."

"To curb this sense of envy and jealousy, we must develop a broader outlook."

"All works are God's. He inspires, He helps, He executes, He enjoys, He is pleased, He reaps and He sowed."

"The Avatar is a child to the children, a boy to the boys, a man among men, a woman among women, so that the Avatar’s message might reach each heart and receive enthusiastic response as Ananda. It is the compassion of the Avatar that prompts His every action."

"‘Willing’ is superfluous for Me. For grace is ever available to devotees who have steady love and faith. Since I move freely with them, talking and singing, even intellectuals are unable to grasp My Truth,  My power, My glory or My real task as Avatar."

"Where there is FAITH, there is LOVE; Where there is LOVE; there is PEACE; Where there is PEACE; there is GOD; Where there is GOD; there is BLISS."

"Faith is like our life breath. It is impossible to live even for a minute in this world without faith."

"Have faith in yourself. When you have no faith in the wave, how can you get faith in the ocean?"

"It is with faith that one should take up social service."

"Have faith and patience. Then I will be always with you wherever you are."

"God equals man minus ego."

"To achieve release, man kneels before a million Gods, in frantic pain. If he but blasts the ego within the Goal is reached, he is freed indeed!"

"About the Ego. There are two fields in which it operates and so, it has two meanings,"

"It is difficult indeed to understand the ego in its depth and devious ways. It is an inert entity, that is to say, it cannot know itself not can it know others; It has no fear; it will not bend before others; it degrades man from the golden glory, which is his due, to the level of lowly dust."

"Campaign against the temptations of the senses; Conquer inner foes; Triumph over your ego."

"Oneness of the Divine. It may be given a thousand names such as The Primary Cause / God / Energy / I. All that is created has its Self this Oneness."

"Less talk - more work! There is too much talking going on. Because of excessive talking, spiritual energy is being wasted."

"I have no enthusiasm to visit the houses of the people; nor have I any disinclination to do the same. I do not care for the brick and mortar structures in which you live; I care to visit and reside in your hearts."

"If a wave of service sweeps over the land, catching everyone in its enthusiasm, it will be able to wipe off the mounds of hatred, malice and greed that infest the World. Attune your hearts so that it will vibrate in sympathy with the woes and joys of your fellow-men. Fill the World with Love. Love will warn you against advising another to do something which you yourself are unwilling to do; your conscience will tell you that you are living in a lie!"

"Do not develop jealousy, hatred or envy on any count."

"Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others"

"Work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it."

"I am the last leaf on the tree, and the wind is blowing."

"When I say do your best, I mean your very best. You are capable of so much more."

"There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer."

"If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children."

"Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."

"There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn."

"Forget yourself and get to work."

"Stop looking for the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight."

"There is something almost sacred about a great library because it represents the preservation of the wisdom, the learning, and the pondering of men and women of all the ages, accumulated under one roof."

"The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now."

"That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains."

"Love is like the North Star. In a changing world, it's always constant."

"God is the designer of the family."

"We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes and on the faces of those who have lived many years."

"The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best medicine for despair is service. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired."

"The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner."

"Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude."

"Love is the only force that can erase the differences between people or bridge the chasms of bitterness."

"When an individual is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of the demands of the church, but because of the knowledge within his heart"

"God bless you, my beloved sisters, who stand as the queens in your home, that you may be happy with that happiness which comes of the knowledge that you are loved and honored and treasured."