No one can ride on the back of a man unless it is bent.

Rama Nama should come from the heart. In that event, Rama Nama could become an effective remedy against all ailments. A man who believes in Rama Nama would not make a fetish of the body but would regard it as a means of serving God. And for making it into a fit instrument for that purpose, Rama Nama is the sovereign means. To install Rama Nama in the heart requires infinite patience. It might even take ages. But the effort is worthwhile. Rama Nama cannot come from the heart unless one has cultivated the virtues of truth, honesty and purity within and without.

Few men are wantonly wicked.

Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient.

Out of the performance of duties flow rights, and those that knew and performed their duties came naturally by their rights.

History is replete with instances of men, who, by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents.

A slave- holder, who has decided to abolish slavery, does not consult his slaves whether they desire freedom or not.