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| Ramayana |
| The motivations of the soldiers must be known to the general. All soldiers do not start fighting at the first call. Some soldiers stop fighting at crucial moments. The general should take rectifying steps about these soldiers. |
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| Mahabharata |
| When the meek do not demand their rights, the proud take undue advantage. |
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| Upanishads |
| Giving without humility is but the way to downfall. |
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| Hinduism |
| If there were no Spirit, who would direct the senses? It would be like a kingdom without a king. |
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| Universal Prayers - From Vedas |
| Salutations to Thee as well as to Me, the Infinite. Salutations to Me as well as to Thee, the intelligent Being. Salutations to Thee. The supreme Lord. Salutations to Me, the Self auspicious. |
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| Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| Salutations to Him whose is the Supreme Self. |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
Om geya - cakra - rath arudha - mantrini pari - sevitayai namah. Salutations to Her who is attended by Her minister (Syamala) seated in Her chariot named Geya - cakra. |
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| Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya |
| O Giver of all godd! Thou Cause of all! Thou Friend of all the worlds! Thou Ocean of Existence, Knowledge and Bliss! I shall bestow on Thee the good-natured maiden of my intellect in order to help Gauri ( Thy Consort) in serving Thee, Mayest Thou, O merciful one, reside for ever in the house of my hear. |
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| Siva Sahasranama Stotram |
The Creator of the categories Om ganakartre namah. |
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| Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry) |
| I need not appear to be good if my sincerity is perfect. It is better to be than to seem. |
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