Man is man so long as he is struggling to rise above nature, and this nature is both internal and external.

If I am a Pariah, I will be all the more glad, for I am the disciple of a man, who - the Brahmin of Brahmins - wanted to cleanse the house of a Pariah. (here "the man" means Ramakrishna)

We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.

Two things control man's character; Strength and Pity

Man as Atman is really free; as man he is bound, changed by every physical condition.

Every atom is working and resisting every thought in the mind. Everything we see and know is but the resultant of these two forces.

Our best work is done, our greatest influence is exerted, when we are without thought of self.