To be more free is the goal of all our efforts, for only in perfect freedom can there be perfection.

I am a socialist not because I think it is a perfect system, but half a loaf is better than no bread. The other system has been tried and found wanting

There is one thing to be remembered: that the assertion 'I am God' cannot be made with regard to the sense-world.

To injure another creates bondage and hides the truth. Negative virtues are not enough; we have to conquer Maya, and then she will follow us. We only deserve things when they cease to bind us. When the bondage ceases, really and truly, all things come to us. Only those who want nothing are masters of nature.

When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.

The earth is enjoyed by heroes

In Buddha we had the great, universal heart and infinite patience, making religion practical and bringing it to everyone's door.