Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.

The true source of rights is duty.

To shirk taking of vows betrays indecision and want of resolution.

Hinduism has made marvelous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit, of the soul. We have no eye for these great and fine discoveries. We are dazzled by the material progress that Western science has made. Ancient India has survived because Hinduism was not developed along material but spiritual lines.

The ideal is a synthesis of the different cultures that have come to stay in India, that have influenced Indian life, and that, in their turn, have themselves been influenced by the spirit of the soil.

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.

Means are not to be distinguished from ends. If violent means are used, there will be bad results.