Violent means will give violent freedom.

Man is not to drown himself in the well of the Shastras, but he is to dive in their broad ocean and bring out pearls.

Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.

Without devotion, action and knowledge are cold and dry and many even become shackles.

It is for you and me to show that no vice is inherent in man.

Blaming the wolf would not help the sheep much. The sheep must learn not to fall in the clutches of the wolf.

Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her.