18 Quotes by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Everyone thinks that public property is there to be embezzled. People with such thoughts can never be fit for public administration.

There is no use of simply acquiring titles or amassing wealth if one has no self-respect and scientific knowledge .

There is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all. He who invented god is a fool. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. He who worships god is a barbarian.

Any opposition not based on rationalism or science or experience will one day or other, reveal the fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies.

It is absurd to quote religion or God or religious doctrines to render the people as lowest castes.

Wisdom lies in thinking. The spear-head of thinking is rationalism.

By helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty. But extending help to one here and one there in the form of providing food will not remove poverty.

You cannot expect any rational thought from a religious man. He is like a rocking log in water .

Village reform is not merely cleaning the roads, constructing schools and worshipping monasteries. It is not mere celebration of festivals.