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"God-realization is the most difficult state to reach. Let no one fool himself, nor think that someone else can "give" it to him. Whenever I fell into a state of mental stagnation, my Master could do nothing for me. But I never gave up trying to keep in tune with him by cheerfully performing whatever he asked me to do. "I have come to him for God-realization," I reasoned, "and I must listen to his advice.""
"When I had all the answers, the questions changed."
"A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible."
"Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you"
"No good sensible working bee listens to the advice of a bedbug on the subject of business."
"IN MY NERVOUSNESS FOR THIS SPEECH AND MY MOMENTS OF DOUBT, I'VE TOLD MYSELF FIRMLY, 'IF NOT ME, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?'"
"It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring; the other only convicts them."
"Play every day. I don't know. I'm not sure what kind of advice I would give. You just have to do it every second that you can."
"The best advice I ever received was to not rush time. Things will present themselves when the time is right."
"I grew up recognizing that there was nobody to give me any advice and that you do your best and if it's not good enough, someday you will come to terms with that."
"A pie dough comes together exactly like a biscuit only there is very, very little liquid and no leavening involved. Other than that, the same rules apply. My best advice: handle the dough as little as possible."
"I can be strong for everybody except myself. I can tell somebody, 'Hey, keep it together', but I can't take my own advice."
"You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power."
"Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest."
"I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart."
"Maugham then offers the greatest advice anyone could give to a young author: "At the end of an interrogation sentence, place a question mark. You'd be surprised how effective it can be.""
"Every man I meet is in some way my superior..."
"Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings."
"Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity."
"Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious; but, for the same reason, every one is eager to instruct his neighbors."
