The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.

All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.

Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.

Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.

The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life.

You must all pay attention to your health first.

Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.

Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.

The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.

As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.

Soft-brained people, weak-minded, chicken-hearted , cannot find the truth. One has to be free, and as broad as the sky.

Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.

According to the Hindu way of thinking, marriage is rather a duty than a privilege.

They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.

Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.

Man's experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.

The truths of Upanishadas are before you. Take them up, live up to them, and the salvation of Bharat will be at hand.

Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves.

My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt.