Dayananda Saraswati

Religious Reformer Indian 1824 – 1883

Arya Samaj founder; promoted Vedic religion and rationalism.

395 quotes

"The greatest religion is to be true to yourself."
Truth
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is the proper use of knowledge."
Wisdom
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
Life
"Love is the bridge between two souls."
Love
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Happiness
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Success
"A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success."
Friendship
"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
Family
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Courage
"Change is the only constant in life."
Change
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Education
"Knowledge without application is mere philosophy."
Knowledge
"Time is the most valuable currency; spend it wisely."
Time
"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away."
Truth
"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."
Freedom
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Peace
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"Art is the expression of the soul."
Art
"Science is organized knowledge."
Science
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."
Faith
"A leader is one who knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way."
Leadership
"Work is worship when done with dedication."
Work
"Dreams are the blueprints of reality."
Dreams
"A smile is the shortest distance between two people."
Humor
"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."
Beauty
"Death is not the opposite of life, but part of it."
Death
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."
Perseverance
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
Gratitude