“I, myself, searched for Sham-bha-la for eleven years. I am perhaps a little wiser than I was, but it may be I am only… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“You may be sure of this, my son: that no decision you may take, nor any course, will meet with universal favor. Though you… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“Of every ten who tread the Middle Way to Knowledge there are nine who turn aside through avarice, though not all avarice is born… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“There be many gurus, and some good ones whom it is no great task to differentiate, seeing that those who make the loudest claim… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“I spoke to you all of the Wheel,” he said quietly. “The Wheel turns and unless we are alert an opportunity is snatched or… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“If a man stole my dinner, I might let him run; but if he stole my horse, he and I and death would play… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“And forget not this: that outward semblance of authority is not a necessary symptom of its essence. There are men in high place who… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“I am a lama," said the man in yellow. "It is lamas who identify incarnate Buddhas. If I say the Lord Chenresi is among… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“Teach a child arithmetic," he said at last, "and he can use it to cheat with, can't he? Teach a man the laws and… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“For a government,' said the god, 'is nothing but a mirror of your minds--tyrannical for tyrants--hypocritical for hypocrites --corrupt for those who are indifferent--extravagant… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“Fear is an ugly weapon, sahib, whose hilt is more dangerous than its blade.” — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
“Consider this, my son: this earth-life is a little time, of which a third is spent asleep. What went before it, and what cometh… — Talbot Mundy Copy Share Image
