Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and its essential spirituality can we understand India

Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought.

So much of unhappiness, it seems to me, is due to nerves; and bad nerves are the result of having nothing to do, or doing a thing badly, unsuccessfully or incompetently. Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do. True happiness comes to those who do their work well, followed by a refreshing period of rest. True happiness comes from the right amount of work for the day.

No child is born with a really cold heart, and it is only in proportion as we lose that youthful heart that we lose the inner warmth in ourselves.

When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads.

Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.