Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good.

Our vanity is hardest to wound precisely when our pride has just been wounded.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

A person must have a good memory to keep the promises he has made. A person must have a strong imagination to be able to have pity. So closely is morality tied to the quality of the intellect.

The pride connected with knowing and sensing lies like a blinding fog over the eyes and senses of men, thus deceiving them concerning the value of existence.

We live in a highly competitive world - and we Indians have to struggle to catch up. So modesty is necessary, even if there is also a need for a certain amount of national pride. When it comes down to it, we have managed our country's economy poorly for long enough. There is really no reason to now think that we can conquer the world.