“If thy aim be great and thy means small, still act; for by action alone these can increase to thee.”

—  Sri Aurobindo

Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913), Karma

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Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, gur… 1872–1950

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