“People who think of themselves as being entirely self-sufficient are, in fact, selfish. They nearly always proclaim their opinions as the only ones that count, their feelings as the only ones that matter, their ideas as the only ones worth thinking.”

“No marriage is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella if they huddle close.”

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

“Is anybody happier, Because you passed his way?Does anyone remember That you spoke to him today?This day is almost over; And its toiling time is through;Is there anyone to utter now? A friednly word for you?Can you say tonight in passing With the days that slipped so fast,That you helped a single person, Of the many that you passed?Is a single heart rejoicing Over what you did or said?Does one whose hopes were fading Now with courage look aheda?Did you waste the day, or lose it? Was it well or poorly spent?Did you leave a trail of kindness Or a scar of discontent?”

“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”

“How is it that of the four Evangelists only one speaks of a thief being save. The four of them were there-or therabouts-and only one speaks of a thief being saved.”

“If there is one ruler that can harmonize and unify the mob of characters [in our astral body], it is the Ego (the Higher Ego, or Self, or Spirit). The more the Ego shines like a sun at the center of gravity of the astral body, the more the different characters start orbiting around it. Instead of working only to satisfy their own selfish desires, the characters start manifesting the purposes of the light and of the Spirit. Instead of plotting for the success of their own ambitions, they start accomplishing the works of the Higher Self... The unveiling of the Self begins a process of unification--a new astral body slowly develops. In this new, or transformed, astral body, the different parts are penetrated by the light of the Self. Therefore they are not only united around the Self, but are also cemented to it... [Before this process], one is nothing more than an appearance: it is the illusion of being one person...”