The truth can flash only in a mind clear of all blemishes. The first blemish that I would like to warn you against is the 'inability to bear the success of others'. Envy is the greatest of sins. Vanity, envy, and egoism - these three are kin. They cut at the root of man's real nature. To feel proud that you are a devotee is also a blot. Though you may be a mountain, you must feel you are a mound; though a mound, you should not pretend to be a mountain.

- Divine Discourse, December 12, 1964.

Humility is the hall-mark of education. - Baba