WORLDLY ADVICE FROM A SPIRITUAL LUMINARY

My Father, HH Shri Bhola Nathji (1902-1992) was a great spiritual luminary of his time who gave peace and beatitude to countless souls, relieving them of their ills and sorrows. He often gave worldly advice which was in fact another facet of spiritual life.
ABOUT QUARRELS
"IF THERE IS A WISE MAN ON EACH SIDE THEN THERE WILL NEVER BE A QUARREL BETWEEN THEM.
"EVEN IF THERE IS A WISE MAN ON ONE SIDE, THERE WILL NOT BE A QUARREL BETWEEN THEM.
"A QUARREL TAKES PLACE WHEN THERE IS NO WISE MAN ON EITHER SIDE!"
'AFTER EVERY WAR THERE MUST BE PEACE.
'SO WHY NOT BE CONTENT WITH THE PEACE YOU WERE IN BEFORE STARTING THE WAR?"
"THE FRIEND OF A FRIEND IS A FRIEND.
THE FRIEND OF A FOE IS A FOE.
"THE FOE OF A FOE IS A FRIEND"
'THE FULFILLMENT OF DESIRE BRINGS YOU TO A STATE WHERE THERE IS NO DESIRE.
"AND THAT WAS THE STATE YOU WERE IN BEFORE THE DESIRE AROSE IN THE FIRST PLACE, A STATE OF NO DESIRE."
"IF ONE DESIRE IS FULFILLED HOW HAPPY YOU ARE!
'IMAGINE YOUR STATE OF HAPPINESS IF ALL YOUR DESIRES WERE FULFILLED! AND YOU CAME TO A STATE OF NO DESIRES.
'IMAGINE YOUR STATE OF HAPPINESS IF THERE WERE NO DESIRES AT ALL TO START WITH!"
"DESIRE IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF SORROW.
"IF YOU DO NOT GET WHAT YOU DESIRE THERE IS SORROW.
"IF YOU GET WHAT YOU DO NOT DESIRE THERE IS SORROW.
"IF YOU DO NOT DESIRE ANYTHING AT ALL THERE IS NEITHER SORROW NOR JOY, THERE IS PEACE AND ONLY PEACE.
YOU HAVE RISEN ABOVE DESIRE!"