It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

The things that we use today are products of our cultural heritage and economic development.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

There is tension all over the country. The party in Bengal has done substantial work. They have eliminated a few officers. The Englishmen are terrified. As a result, they have started sending their families to Britain. After some time, they will realise that they cannot exercise authority over India.

Promises that are not fulfilled amount to deceit.

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.