Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience. |
Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself. |
Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point. |
We are merely the instruments of the Almighty's will and therefore ignorant of what helps us forward and what acts as an impediment. We must thus rest satisfied with the knowledge only of the means and if these are pure, we can fearlessly leave the end to take care of itself. |
We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? |
We must become the change we want to see in the world. |
We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop. |
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? |
What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea. |
What is true of the individual will be to-morrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope. |
Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it. |
When anything assumes the strength of a creed, it becomes self-sustained and derives the needed support from within. |
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator. |
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall - think of it, always. |
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. |