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Even a lifetime is not too long a period to devote toward gaining such a great objective. What we give must be commensurate with what we want to receive. Moreover the effort required, being worthy in itself and necessary to attain the full development of manhood, is its own reward whether there is any other or not. Why then should anyone relax his efforts or fall into despair because he has been able to make only little or limited progress toward the goal?

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 5 : Self-Development > # 130