Neither idealists nor materialists are right; we must take both idea and expression.

The present is determined by our past actions, and the future by the present.

A sapling must be hedged about for protection, but when it becomes a tree, a hedge would be a hindrance. So there is no need to criticise and condemn the old forms.

Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.

These practices - non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-receiving - are to be practised by every man, woman, and child; by every soul, irrespective of nation, country, or position.

We must approach religion with reverence and with love, and our heart will stand up and say, this is truth, and this is untruth.