The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.

Each nation has a theme: everything else is secondary. India's theme is religion.

Man is the highest being that exists, and this is the greatest world.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

However we may receive blows, and however knocked about we may be, the Soul is there and is never injured. We are that Infinite.

Arise! Arise! A tidal wave is coming! Onward! Men and women, down to the Chandala (Pariah) - all are pure in his eyes. Onward! Onward! There is no time to care for name, or fame, or Mukti, or Bhakti! We shall look to these some other time. Now in this life let us infinitely spread his lofty character, his sublime life, his infinite soul. This is the only work - there is nothing else to do.

I am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am a countryman of yours, you the descendants of the sages, you the descendants of the most glorious Rishis the world ever saw. Therefore have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.