The antithesis between a technical and a liberal education is fallacious. There can be no adequate technical education which is not liberal, and no liberal education which is not technical.

The learned tradition is not concerned with truth, but with the learned adjustment of learned statements of antecedent learned people.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

The Universe is vast. Nothing is more curious than the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge. Skeptics and believers are alike. At this moment scientists and skeptics are the leading dogmatists. Advance in detail is admitted; fundamental novelty is barred. This dogmatic common sense is the death of philosophic adventure.

The vastest knowledge of today cannot transcend the buddhi of the Rishis in ancient India; and science in its most advanced stage now is closer to Vedanta than ever before.

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.