Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, 'I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
Swami VivekanandaWhen once you consider an action, do not let anything dissuade you. Consult your heart, not others, and then follow its dictates.
Swami VivekanandaWhat is marriage but the renunciation of unchastity? The savage does not marry. Man marries because he renounces.
Swami VivekanandaHere in India, it is religion that forms the very core of the national heart. It is the backbone, the bed-rock, the foundation upon which the national edifice has been built. Politics, power, and even intellect form a secondary consideration here. Religion, therefore, is the one consideration in India.
Swami Vivekananda