To mark this day, we can reflect on some of his most profound quotes that continue to resonate with educators and learners alike. These quotes serve as a reminder of the pivotal role teachers play in nurturing not just academic knowledge but also character, values, and critical thinking.
God is the soul of all souls - The Supreme Soul - The Supreme Consciousness.
Love thy neighbour as thyself because you are your neighbour. It is illusion that makes you think that your neighbour is someone other than yourself.
A life of joy and happiness is possible only on the basis of knowledge and science.
The main function of a university is not to grant degrees and diplomas but to develop the university spirit and advance learning. The former is impossible without corporate life, the latter without honours and post-graduate.
Man is a paradoxical being- the constant glory and scandal of this world.
It takes centuries to make a little history; it takes centuries of history to make a tradition.
The end product of education should be a free creative man, who can battle against historical circumstances and adversities of nature.
True teachers are those who help us think for ourselves.
God lives, feels and suffers in every one of us, and in the course of time, his attributes, knowledge, beauty and love will be revealed in each of us.
The worst sinner has a future, even as the greatest saint has had a past. No one is so good or bad as he imagines.