Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some eyes are projecting, some deep-set, and some moderate, and those which are deep-set have the most acute vision in all animals; the middle position is a sign of the best disposition.

The nations that in fettered darkness we. Crave thee to lead them where great morning break.

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

Oh, we want a new breed of men before India can be cleansed of her disease.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliban, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.