It is behaviour and practice that counts. In the case of Dharma, of sadhana this is specially true. You judge a person by his conduct, his character revealed in his actions. No other witness or proof is needed. (SSS Vol.4, p. 63)
If you want real and enduring joy, you should keep ‘J’ (Jesus) first, ‘O’ (Others) next and ‘Y’ (yourself) last (to be lost finally). (Uniq, p. 38)
‘The greatest joy springs from the greatest sacrifice.’ (EL, p. 233)
Examine yourself, do not venture to judge others
You must tread the spiritual path with an uncontrollable urge to reach the Goal; you must cultivate the yearning for liberation from all this encumbrance. Remember that you have to dwell in a house built on four stout pillars: dharma, artha, kama, and moksha (righteousness, wealth, desire and liberation); Dharma supporting artha, and moksha being the only kama or desire. However much you may earn either wealth or strength, unless you tap the springs of ananda (bliss) within you, you cannot have peace and lasting content. There is Satyatva, Nithyatva (reality of truth and eternity) in you; you need not earn them from any one else. The four pillars of Purushartha (goals of human effort) are made firm and stable by fixing them on the bedrock of the Nitya Satya Tattva (reality of eternal truth) in every man, the Divine in fact, on which the human is superimposed.
Manava (man) means a person who has no trace of ignorance! And so, if you seek to deserve that name, you must remove it by incessant activity, moved by good impulses. But, while your efforts are little, your expectations are great. Your achievement is little, your boast is great.
When some one asked a water carrier whether his leather bag was clean, he replied, "It is cleaner than the bag into which you pour the water." Look to the inner purity rather than the outer one. Examine yourself, do not venture to judge others. Search for the pearl, not the shell; the gem, not the tinsel. (SSS Vol.5)