“The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.”

In great memories there lies the seed of growth.

The greatest victory is defeat.

The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That’s one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population — the intelligent ones or the fools?

Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.

To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.

I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!

That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.

It is no use lying to one’s self.

Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.

I don’t imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.

Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.

The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

Spirituality awakens us to the truth that our inner world of thoughts and feelings, is never connected to our outer world of circumstances.

It is suggested to us a million times a day that our bodies are projects. They aren’t. Our lives are. Our spirituality is. Our relationships are. Our work is.

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.

Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.

Human nature is disposed to do good.

Do not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.

The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.