Be moral. Be brave. Be a heart-whole man, strictly moral, brave unto desperation. Don't bother your head with religious theories. Cowards only sin, brave men never, no, not even in mind.

The secret of image - worship is that you are trying to develop your vision of Divinity in one thing.

Cut the bondage of all worldly affections; go beyond laziness and all care as to what becomes of you.

Throw aside your scriptures in the Ganga and teach the people first the means of procuring their food and clothing, and then you will find time to read to them the scriptures.

To weep is a sign of weakness, of bondage.

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.

Self-sacrifice, not self-assertion, is the law of the highest universe.