Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

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

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

Let him cry whoever feels like crying, for we were animals before we became reasoning beings, and the shedding of a tear, whether of forgiveness or of pity or of sheer delight at beauty, will do him a lot of good.

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.

By association with nature's enormities, a man's heart may truly grow big also.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.