"Having traveled, having conceived, having hoped, having enlarged my love, having widened my sympathies, having come into contact with different races, different communities, different religions, different civilizations, friends, my vision is clear. I have no prejudice of race, creed, caste, or colour.... "

"Until you students have acquired and mastered the spirit of brotherhood, do not believe it possible that you will ever cease to be sectarian... if I may use such word...you will ever be national"!

"If ideas be only for the prosperity of your country, it would end where it began, by being a prophet to your own community and very probably to your own self."

"Do you know, I feel that an abiding sadness underlies all that unfailing brightness of yours. Is it because you have come so near death that its shadows still cling to you ?"

On Freedom
"Ours is the right of freedom; we claim it; we take it; you dare not deny to us the birthright of humanity."

On Patriotism
"To live for her is the most victorious triumph of life; to die for her is to achieve the priceless crown of immortality."

"We want freedom to say that patriotism is no crime."

On Justice
"When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say this shall cease today, because my right is justice."

"Where there is a justice, there must be a response of liberty : where there is a justice, there must be a charter of a liberty, inaugurated by the people as the people's gift to self respect."

"When you love the whole world, the whole world will be full of peace and joy."

"You must make the best of the opportunity of becoming good little souls."

"If you are stronger, you have to help the weaker boy or girl both in play and in the work."