Guru Nanak

There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.

The Commander issues the order, and the soldiers array themselves accordingly. They cannot see the Commander, but they must obey His Order.

Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist. This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.

The body is the field of karma in this age; whatever you plant, you shall harvest.

He alone is a Brahmin who knows God.

Speak only that which will bring you honor.

The nights are wasted sleeping, and the days are wasted eating; the human spends his life in vain.

When the corn is ripe, it is cut down; when the mortal becomes old, death dances over his head.

If you must speak, speak only the Truth.

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

The sun and moon, O Lord, are Thy lamps; the firmament Thy salver; the orbs of the stars the pearls encased in it.

I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.

Why do you go to the forest in search of God? He lives in all, and yet is ever distinct. He abides with you, too.

There is but One God, His Name is Truth, He is the Creator, Fearless, without hatred, Immortal, Unborn, Self-existent, by the Guru's Grace.

He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.

Why do you not love the one who created you?

Before becoming a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian, a Jew, let us become a Human.

He who has conquered his mind has conquered the world.

The greatest joy is to be found in the Lord's Name.

Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.