On this basic - being right and doing right the whole world can unite.

Something cannot be made out of nothing. Nor can something be made to go back to nothing.

The power which works through the formative principles of every religion in every country is manifested in the forms of religion. . .

Him I call a Mahatma (great soul) whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a Duratma (wicked soul). Let us unite our wills in continued prayer for their good.

A golden chain is as much a chain as an iron one. Shri Ramakrishna used to say that, to pick out one thorn which has stuck into the foot, another thorn is requisitioned, and when the thorn is taken out, both are thrown away. So the bad tendencies are to be counteracted by the good ones, but after that, the good tendencies have also to be conquered.

Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die.

This, I have seen in life - those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step. Those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace; and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.