“Everything in future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now.”
Yukteswar Giri (1855–1936) Indian yogi and guru
Autobiography of a Yogi (1946)
“Each victory pulls the victor down slightly and makes it harder to put in maximum effort to improve further.”
Foreword, p. XX
2010s, Winter is Coming (2015)
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