It is not everyone who will offer to arbitrate in a quarrel or help someone in trouble. They may remain mute spectators to the entire incident. The instincts of self preservation are often stronger than that of chivalry.
Mahabharata
The nature of man pushes him towards desire as invariably as sunrise follows sunset.
Upanishads
Satyameva jayate ... Truth alone shall triumph.
Hinduism
Lead me from death to immortality.
Universal Prayers - From Vedas
O Lord, Thou art the embodiment of infinite energy; do Thou fill me with energy. Thou art the embodiment of infinite virility; do Thou endow me with virility. Thou art the embodiment of infinite strength; do Thou bestow strength upon me. Thou art the embodiment of infinite power; do Thou grant power unto me. Thou art the embodiment of infinite courage; do Thou inspire me with courage. Thou art the embodiment of infinite fortitude; do Thou steel me with fortitude.
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
Salutations to Him who conducts the seekers of wealth and prosperity to their goal.
Sri Lalita Sahasranama
Om kamakyyai namah. Salutations to Her the look of whose eyes is full of grace.
Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya
The cloud of divine love, residing in the sky of Siva;s feet, pours down the rain of joy. He, the lake of whose mind gets filled, obtains a good harvest from the crop of life - but not others.
Siva Sahasranama Stotram
Om atrya namaskartre namah Adoration to Him who paid homage to Anasuya the wife of Atri for begetting two illustrious sons, Dattatreya and Durvasa.
Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry)
There is one divine Force which acts in the universe and in the individual and is also beyond the individual and the universe. The Mother stands for all these...
