Quotes by Abhijit Naskar

When you don’t have explanation for a certain phenomenon, as a real human, you should suspend judgement, instead of concocting supernatural explanations out of ignorance and primordial fanaticism.

It is better to be foolish than a dilettante.

What one person calls miracle, I call nature.

No knowledge comes from the outside world or an imaginary supernatural paradise.

Imagine the ancient society of India, and in fact all over the world, a few thousands years ago. In those days, rational thinking was quite scarce. Ignorance was the default mode of thinking. Only a handful of individuals were capable of higher intellectual thinking.

Come out, O lions, and shake off the ancient mysticism and prejudices.

Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness. Come out into the vivacious light of the day where all the glory resides.

The are two kinds of people in this modern society. First and the majority are those fools who think they are wise, and second are the few wise individuals who know that they are fools.

Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness into the vivacious light of the day.

One who knows what he or she knows as well as what he or she does not know is a genius.

Wisdom begins in knowing the self.

Truth evolves incessantly. If it does not, its no truth at all.

Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception.

The purpose of education should ultimately be the advancement of the species. And for this to actually happen, the world needs the kind of education by means of which character is formed, strength of the mind is increased and the human intellect is expanded beyond its own limits.

There is a system alright, but the actual element of education has long gone.

Books may be the most valuable treasure of knowledge, but it is the human mind, that turns that knowledge into wisdom.

The highest wisdom is to know that you know nothing.

It is a tragedy of modern life that the light of truth scares the society much more than the darkness of ignorance.

The purpose of education should be character-building.

Never confuse belief with knowledge.