I literally believe in the possibility of a Sudhanva smiling away whilst he was being drowned in boiling oil.

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.

After long study and experience, I have come to the conclusion that (1) all religions are true; (2) all religions have some error in them; (3) all religions are almost as dear to me as my own Hinduism, in as much as all human beings should be as dear to one as one's own close relatives.

Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.

A man can give up a right, but he may not give up a duty without being guilty of a grave dereliction.

Individual liberty and interdependence are both essential for life in society.

Nonviolence requires more courage than the soldier of war.