"When I look inside and see that I am nothing, that's wisdom. When I look inside and see that I am everything, that's love." — Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian spiritual teacher, born 1897
"The mind creates the abyss, the heart crosses it." — Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian spiritual teacher, born 1897
"The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death." — Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru, born 1879
"Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind." — Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru, born 1879
"The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened." — Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru, born 1879
"Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside." — Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru, born 1879
"I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely and the Bible literally." — Bill Maher, American comedian, born 1956
"Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease." — Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, born 1911
"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, born 1911
"Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle." — Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer, born 1860
"If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster." — Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer, born 1860
"Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing." — Norman Mailer, American author, born 1923