Being reminded of weakness does not help much. Give strength; and strength does not come by thinking of weakness all the time.

Thinking all the time that we are diseased, will not cure us; medicine is necessary.

All the strength and succor you want is within yourselves. Therefore make your own future.

Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.

Losing faith in one's self means losing faith in God.

If caste is thus unavoidable, I would rather have a caste of purity and culture and self-sacrifice than a caste of dollars.

In the present day, it has become necessary for women also to learn self defence. See, how grand was the Queen of Jhansi!

Calm and silent and steady work and no newspaper humbug, no name-making, you must always remember this.

The national ideals of India are renunciation and service. Intensify her in these channels and the rest will take care of itself.