Annie Besant

“An ounce of practice is worth a thousand words.”

“No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.”

“India is a country in which every great religion finds a home.”

“Theosophy is the body of truths which forms the basis of all religions, and which cannot be claimed as the exclusive possession of any.”

“Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure.”

“A common religion is not possible for India, but a recognition of a common basis for all religions, and the growth of a liberal, tolerant spirit in religious matters, are possible.”

“Every person, every race, every nation, has its own particular keynote which it brings to the general chord of life and of humanity.”

“Evil is only imperfection, that which is not complete, that which is becoming.”

“Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.”

“Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.”

“Thought creates character.”

“Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class.”

“There is no life without consciousness; there is no consciousness without life.”

“You should not separate your life from your beliefs.”

“Quick condemnation of any person or group is the mark of a bias-polluted mind.”

“Karma is that unseen and unknown law which adjusts wisely, intelligently, and equitably each effect to its cause, tracing the latter back to its producer.”

“It is the duty of the old to lay down an orderly road for the young.”

“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”

“There is a power in the human mind... to see things as they are, without concealment or deception.”