--- title: "10 Doe Quotes By Ramakrishna" description: "10 Doe quotes by Ramakrishna. Plus more from Ramakrishna and more Doe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/ramakrishna-2451_doe_the-waves-belong-to-the-water-does-the-w_1767421.png" --- > [The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/the-waves-belong-to-the-water-does-the-water-belong-to-the-waves/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/ramakrishna-2451_doe_the-waves-belong-to-the-water-does-the-w_1767421.png) > [If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/if-diving-once-does-not-bring-you-pearls-you-need-not-therefore/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/ramakrishna-2451_diving_if-diving-once-does-not-bring-you-pearls_2728670.png) > [Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/why-does-god-allow-evil-in-the-world-to-thicken-the-plot/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/ramakrishna-2451_doe_why-does-god-allow-evil-in-the-world-to_2218804.png) > [One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/one-cannot-attain-divine-knowledge-till-one-gets-rid-of-pride-water/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/ramakrishna-2451_divine_one-cannot-attain-divine-knowledge-till_3148175.png) > [So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination. Forget all the worldly knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/so-long-as-one-does-not-become-simple-like-a-child-one-does-not-get/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/ramakrishna-2451_children_so-long-as-one-does-not-become-simple-li_773022.png) > [The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/the-magnetic-needle-always-points-to-the-north-and-hence-it-is-that-2/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/ramakrishna-2451_direction_the-magnetic-needle-always-points-to-the_2903571.jpg) > [He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/he-is-born-in-vain-who-having-attained-the-human-birth-so-difficult/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/ramakrishna-2451_birth_he-is-born-in-vain-who-having-attained-t_2067422.png) > [A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/a-bath-in-ganges-undoubtedly-absolves-one-of-all-sins-but-what-does/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/ramakrishna-2451_baths_a-bath-in-ganges-undoubtedly-absolves-on_2833694.png) > [There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/there-are-three-kinds-of-love-unselfish-mutual-and-selfish-the/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/ramakrishna-2451_beloved_there-are-three-kinds-of-love-unselfish_1077450.jpg) > [Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/too-much-study-of-the-scriptures-does-more-harm-than-good-the/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/ramakrishna-2451_bible_too-much-study-of-the-scriptures-does-mo_221376.png) ## Other authors on Doe ## More by Ramakrishna > [One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/one-must-be-very-particular-about-telling-the-truth-through-truth-one/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable. In the same way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/it-is-very-pleasant-to-scratch-an-itching-ring-worm-but-the-sensation/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. ... He who asserts with strong conviction: "I am not bound, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/by-the-mind-one-is-bound-by-the-mind-one-is-freed-he-who-asserts-with/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/so-long-as-the-bee-is-outside-the-petals-of-the-lily-and-has-not/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [God had created the world in play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/god-had-created-the-world-in-play/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/sugar-and-sand-may-be-mixed-together-but-the-ant-rejects-the-sand-and/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/the-world-is-impermanent-one-should-constantly-remember-death/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss. The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/meditate-upon-the-knowledge-and-bliss-eternal-and-you-will-also-have/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [As for me, I consider myself as a speck of the dust of the devotee's feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/as-for-me-i-consider-myself-as-a-speck-of-the-dust-of-the-devotee-s/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/we-laugh-at-the-efforts-of-the-musk-deer-to-find-the-source-of-the/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures. After that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/too-much-study-of-the-scriptures-does-more-harm-than-good-the/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [God has created the world in play, as it were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/god-has-created-the-world-in-play-as-it-were/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/one-cannot-completely-get-rid-of-the-six-passions-lust-anger-greed/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/it-s-enough-to-have-faith-in-one-aspect-of-god-but-never-get-into/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) > [The supreme purpose and goal for human life... is to cultivate love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramakrishna/the-supreme-purpose-and-goal-for-human-life-is-to-cultivate-love/) [Ramakrishna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramakrishna/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/ramakrishna/#itemlist", "name": "10 Doe Quotes By Ramakrishna", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The waves belong to the water. 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