To end slavery, you must overcome the mental and physical inertia of the masses and quicken their intelligence and creative faculty.

It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, rules us we would have become extinct long ago. And yet, the tragedy of it is that the so-called civilised men and nations conduct themselves as if the basis of society was violence.

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.

If one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains

It will be necessary for us Indians - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parsis and all others to whom India is their home - to recognize a common flag to live and die for.

Education without courage is like a wax statue - beautiful to look at but bound to melt at the first touch of a hot stuff.

When faced with a choice between violence and cowardice, always choose violence