“There can be no peace for us, only misery, and the greatest happiness.”

“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.”

“The rest of us can find happiness in misery.”

“One cannot make plans to acquire happiness; it has to be unbidden and spontaneous only than it can give us peace.”

“After every happiness comes misery; they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature; both are chains--one iron, one gold; behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change; but the nature of the Atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it; only wash away the dross and see it.”

“Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.”