A literary genius, it is said, resembles all, though no one resembles him.

Reading a book gives us the habit of solitary reflection and enjoyment.

Everyone experiences tough times. It is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you come through them.

In the past 1000 years whatever we have assimilated, whether it was forced on us or we took with willingness, cannot be discarded now.

High character and nobility of life are better than high heredity and nobility of birth.

National character cannot be built on the shaky foundations of untruth, hypocrisy, ostentatious and conspicuous consumption.

The greatest danger to character comes from greed and by money, wasteful expenditure and the social prestige that is falsely associated with it.

Wealth may come today and be gone tomorrow, but good character will last our whole life.

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.

True charity never seeks returns; to rain cloud what return can men make?