“True progress is slow but sure.”

It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.

The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.

In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.

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

Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.

Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.

Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.

I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.

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

The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.

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

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

Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.

The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.

Create your own lane so you can do whatever speed limit you wish to go!

Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy. Remember that.

Roads were made for journeys not destinations

When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

I’d rather argue against a hundred idiots, than have one agree with me.

But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.

You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.