The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.

This is no world. It is God Himself. In delusion we call it world.

What we want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel. We have wept long enough. No more weeping, but stand on your feet and be men. It is man-making theories that we want. It is man-making education all round that we want.

When we suffer, it is because of our own acts; God is not to be blamed for it.

We must be bright and cheerful. Long faces do not make religion. Religion should be the most joyful thing in the world, because it is the best.

Here 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.