What man should seek is not longevity in life but divinization of life. He must develop his good qualities. The span of life is determined by Time. It is virtue that has to be nourished. The character and conduct of a person are based upon his qualities. Forgetting this truth, people go after changes in the external conditions of life. When the Yaksha asked Dharmaraja (in the epic Mahabharata) "Who is the guide and protector for the world?" the latter replied: "Only the good man is the protector of the world." If there were no good people in the world, it would be a hapless world.

- Divine Discourse, July 17, 1988.

Character is built by constant practice of good actions. - Baba