Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly that it is the Samskrit language and literature and all that it contains. This is a magnificent inheritance and so long as this endures and influences the life of our people, so long will the basic genius of India continue. If our race forgot the Buddha, the Upanishads and the great epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), India would cease to be India .

Remember always that there not so very much difference between various people as we seem to imagine. Maps and atlases show us countries in different colors. Undoubtedly people do differ from one another, but they resemble each other also a great deal, and it is well to keep this in mind and not misled by colors on the map or by national boundaries.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.