Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is to test everything in the light of reason and experience, no matter from where it comes.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

A resolute and wise refusal to take part in festivities will be an incentive for introspection and self-purification.

But you can wake a man only if he is really asleep. No effort that you make will produce any effect upon him if he is merely pretending sleep.

Our struggle does not end so long as there is a single human being considered untouchable on account of his birth.

Spiritual force is like any other force at the service of man.

Sanitation is more important than Independence.