“It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head”

“There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.”

“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.”

“It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family”

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish”

“Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.”