Life should be great rather than long.
Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.
Religion, social status, and property are all sources of power and authority which one man has, to control the liberty of another
The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu
If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
Democracy is not merely a form of Government…It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellowmen.
The Hindus criticise the Mahomedans for having spread their religion by the use of the sword. They also ridicule Christianity on the score of the Inquisition.
The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.
A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.
For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.
Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.