“The glory of life is not never falling. The true glory consists in rising each time we fall.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
“Oh glory, that we wrestle
So valiantly with Time!”
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Remain without glory in the midst of the night.”
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Don Rodrigue, act IV, scene iii.
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But while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me!”
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