Great Throughts Treasury

"Evil words fill some with astonishment."

"Exercise is good."

"Expensive things are worth the price for their quality."

"Experience will show you, a Master can only point the way."

"Exuberance is a good stimulus towards action, but the inner light grows in silence and concentration."

"Follow the saint no further than his doorstep."

"For every joy there is a price to pay."

"False ambition serves the neck."

"For knowledge... you should know that peace is an indispensable condition of getting it."

"Friendship doubles joy and halves grief."

"For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too."

"Give Saturday, you will find Sunday."

"Give me a fish, I have the day's food. Teach me how to fish and I will have everyday's food."

"God helps those who help themselves."

"Grapes are eaten one by one."

"Great God is the ruler of all the gods."

"Grain must return to the earth, die, and decompose for new growth to begin."

"Happy is he who has seen the most water."

"Growth in consciousness doesn't depend on the will of the intellect or its possibilities but on the intensity of the inner urge."

"Have the wisdom to abandon the values of a time that has passed and pick out the constituents of the future. An environment must be suited to the age and men to their environment."

"He got entangled in the evil of his own doings."

"He has his own brain -- he can solve his own problems."

"He never smiles, not even for hot bread."

"He asked for it, it was his own fault."

"He that hath pleasant dreams is more fortunate than one who hath a cup-bearer."

"He who couldn't overcome the donkey took on the saddle."

"He who burns his tongue from soup will blow in yogurt to cool it."

"He who doesn't have [the money to pay for something] does not need it."

"He who knows not shame does whatever he likes."

"He who has a back is not beaten on the belly."

"He who understands music understands the cosmos."

"Honorable is the person who is aware of his power, yet refrains from inflicting bad things onto others."

"He who has bread and something to dip it in has the whole of happiness."

"I am talking to you, daughter-in-law, so that you could hear it, neighbor."

"I believe what you say, I'm only surprised at what you do."

"He whose house is made out of glass, shouldn’t throw stones at people."

"I say it's a bull, he says milk it."

"I curse my son and I hate who says amen."

"If is like trying to hold onto the air [i.e. something impossible]."

"If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck."

"If the Master teaches what is error, the disciple's submission is slavery ; if he teaches truth, this submission is ennoblement."

"If his heart rules him, his conscience will soon take the place of the rod."

"If there were no wrongdoing, there would be no forgiveness."

"If you are a leader of peace, listen to the discourse of the petitioner. Be not abrupt with him; that would trouble him."

"If you are searching for a Neter, observe Nature!"

"If there were no fault, there would be no pardon."

"If you defy an enemy by doubting his courage you double it."

"If you can't beat them, join them."

"If you are wise, look after your house; love your wife without alloy."

"If you can't afford something, think twice about whether you really need it or not."