Swami Sivananda

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.