I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive position but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.

There's not going to be a World War III, because there is no one to have World War III with.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Where there is love there is life.

Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms.

Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.