"That one plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen; whatever seed is sown, a plant of that kind even comes forth."

"By singing the Guru's hymns, I, the minstrel spread the Lord's glory. Nanak, by praising the True Name, I have obtained the perfect Lord."

"I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance."

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

"Me, the bard out of work, the Lord has applied to His service. In the very beginning, He gave me the order to sing His praises night and day. The Master summoned the minstrel to His True Court. He clothed me with the robe of His true honour and eulogy. Since then, the True Name had become my ambrosial food."

"There are worlds and more worlds below them, and there are a hundred thousand skies over them. No one has been able to find the limits and boundaries of God. If there be any account of God, then alone the mortal can write the same; but God's account does not finish, and the mortal himself dies while still writing."

"Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants."

"One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages."

"Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self."

"The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause."

"Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities."

"Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct."

"Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss."

"Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth - these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God."

"Your Mercy is my social status."

"From its brilliancy everything is illuminated."

"Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means."

"If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves "alone "or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food."

"I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way."

"Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not. They don't understand truth, nor do they meditate on it. Who can define what is meat and what is plant? Who knows where the sin lies, being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian?"

"The world is a drama, staged in a dream"

"Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore."

"Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you."

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