The strength of Europe is in details, the strength of Asia in synthesis. Page 843, Bande Mataram , volume 1, SABCL

Asia is the custodian of the world's peace of mind, the physician of the maladies which Europe generates. Page 842, Bande Mataram , volume 1, SABCL

The East alone has some knowledge of the truth, the East alone can teach the West, the East alone can save mankind. Through all these ages Asia has been seeking for a light within, and whenever she has been blessed with a glimpse of what she seeks, a great religion has been born, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Mahomedanism with all their countless sects. Page 800, Bande Mataram , volume 1, SABCL