[The presence of evil] in his life provokes him into either overcoming it or yielding to it. If the first, it has led him to work for his own improvement; if the second, it has led him to acknowledge his own weakness. Sooner or later, the unpleasant consequences of such weakness will lead him to grapple with it and develop his power of will. That is part of the mission of evil, to stimulate him into its own destruction and to force him into his own betterment. Immediately and directly, it may either strengthen him or weaken him. Ultimately, it can only strengthen him.

~ Paul Brunton

We must support friends even in their mistakes;
however, it must be the friend and not the mistake
we are supporting.

~ Gandhi

'I call that man awake who,
with conscious knowledge
and understanding,
can perceive the deep
unreasoning powers in his soul,
his whole innermost strength,
desire and weakness,
and knows how to reckon
with himself.'
~ Hermann Hesse

Just be Quiet and you will receive a precious gift
from the Light hiding inside you.
Don’t worry about what has happened before.
Always starting from this instant of time
is the Awakening to your responsibilities.
- Papaji

The further one goes, the more difficulties there are; one finds greater faults in oneself as one
advances along the spiritual path. It is not because the number of faults has increased, but the sense has become so keen that one regards differently faults which formerly one would not have noticed. It is like a musician: the more he advances and the better he plays, the more faults he notices. He who does not notice his faults is in reality becoming worse. There is no end to one's faults. To think of them makes one humble.

~Hazrat Inayat Khan