“Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.”

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.

Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.

You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.

He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.

The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.

Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.

True progress is slow but sure.

Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.

Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.