Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.
Woman is the creator of the universe, the universe is her form; woman is the foundation of the world, she is the true form of the body. In woman is the form of all things, of all that lives and moves in the world. There is no jewel rarer than woman, no condition superior to that of a woman.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
I wish to make a special appeal to mothers to take up the sacred responsibility of keeping the lamp of sangita (music) burning bright in their homes and to instill a love for good music in their children from a tender age.
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
