We all understand that the debasement of a nation's coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is the debasement of the spiritual coinage!

This is my country, that is your country; these are the conceptions of narrow souls - to the liberal minded the whole world is a family.

The universe is not for man alone, but is a theater of evolution for all living beings. Live and let live is its guiding principle. 'Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah' - Non-injury is the highest religion.

Since the early beginning of history, India has been the Klondyke of the world

The heart of vegetarians is healed sooner than those of flesh-eaters.

…the designation of wife in India, of the Hindu wife, is higher and grander than that of Empress. She is called Devi

In international commerce, India is an ancient country-(19th October, 1899)

The true nature of soul is right knowledge, right faith and right conduct. The soul, so long as it is subject to transmigration, is undergoing evolution and involution.

The occult powers may be possessed by soul, but if they are not used in the right way it is a loss rather than a gain.

Matter is a term contrary to soul. But nonsoul is its contradictory. Whatever is not soul is nonsoul.

In our country religion is not different from philosophy and religion & philosophy don’t differ from science.

We are no longer so lacking in fantasy as to uphold the existence of a god.

Unless there is a God, all morality is just opinion and belief. And virtually every atheist philosopher has acknowledged this.

If Christian scientists had more science and doctors more Christianity, it wouldn't make any difference which you called in - if you had a good nurse.

I've learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I've learned very little to nothing in victory.

There's this large trend - I think the next trend in the Web, sort of Web 2.0 - which is to have users really express, offer, and market their own content, their own persona, their identity.

A poet is one who can call forth the good latent in the human beast.

Poverty, therefore, was comparative. One measured it by a sliding scale. One was always poor, in terms of those who were richer.

Will we march only to the music of time, or will we, risking criticism and abuse, march to the soul-saving music of eternity?

It's not a big secret that what's lacking and what's wrong in our society starts with education.

It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.