The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our fore fathers but on loan from our children. So we have to handover to them at least as it was handed over to us.

Nothing in the Shastras, which is capable of being reasoned, can stand if it is in conflict with reason.

How can I even secretly harbour the thought that my neighbour's faith is inferior to mine?

It is easier to bridge the oceans that lie between continents than it is to bridge the gap between individuals or the peoples.

War knows no law except that of might.

For me the Voice of God, of Conscience, of Truth or the Inner Voice or the still small Voice mean one and the same thing.

Love requires that true education should be easily accessible to all and should be of use to every villager in this daily life. The emphasis laid on the principle of spending every minute of one's life usefully is the best education for citizenship.