This faith in themselves was in the hearts of our ancestors, this faith in themselves was the motive power that pushed them forward and forward in the march of civilisation, and if there has been degeneration, if there has been defect, mark my words, you will find that degeneration to have started on the day our people lost faith in themselves.

Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.

You never hear of a mother cursing the child; she is forgiving, always forgiving.

You may meditate on whatever you like, but I shall meditate on the heart of a lion. That gives strength

The best guide in life is strength. In religion, as in all other matters, discard everything that weakens you, have nothing to do with it.

We must not forget that what I mean by the conquest of the world by spiritual thought is the sending out of the life-giving principles, not the hundreds of superstitions that we have been hugging to our breasts for centuries.

Men may have given millions of dollars and fed rats and cats, as some do in India. They say that men can take care of themselves, but the poor animals cannot. . .