“Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.”
“The first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day is to have my soul happy in the Lord.”
“They had...finished their lives before their death – which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end.”
“The primary difference between sex and death is, with death there is no dress code”
“That's what life is all about - you're busy, I'm busy, and the end result is death. Sooner or later, that's what it comes to. ("The Death Of Wang Asao")”
“Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.”