Not far from our house, and opposite the old church with the golden cross, stood a large building, even larger than the church, and having many towers.

Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is.

The Vedic literature opens to us a chapter in what has been called the education of the human race to which we can find no parallel anywhere else.

As a tree, even though it has been cut down, is firm so long as its root is safe, and grows again, thus, unless the feeders of thirst are destroyed, the pain (of life) will return again and again.

In order to discover truth, we must be truthful ourselves, and must welcome those who point out our errors as heartily as those who approve and confirm our discoveries.

I believe I can even yet remember when I saw the stars for the first time.

Whatever sphere of the human mind you may select for your special study, whether it be language, or religion, or mythology, or philosophy, whether it be laws or customs, primitive art or primitive science, everywhere, you have to go to India, whether you like it or not, because some of the most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India, and in India only.