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Leave the things of this world and come to me daily with pure bodies and pure hearts.

The heart of the person before you is a mirror.  See there your own form.

Even the wishes of an ant reach to heaven.

A single sincere prayer moves heaven.  You will surely realize the divine presence through
sincere prayer.

Where you have sincerity, there also is virtue.  Sincerity is a witness to truth.  Sincerity is the
mother of knowledge.  Sincerity is a single virtue that binds Divinity and man in one.

What the superior man seeks is in himself, what the small man seeks is in others.

Retribution for good or ill is as sure as the shadow after the substance.

To do good is to be pure.  To commit evil is to be impure.

To admit a fault is the beginning of righteousness.

The first and surest means to enter into communion with the Divine is sincerity.  If you pray to a deity with sincerity, you will surely feel the divine presence.