A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
Action expresses priorities.
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
An ounce of practice is worth m
ore than tons of preaching.
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
Be the change that you want to see in the world.
Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
Action expresses priorities.
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
An ounce of practice is worth m
ore than tons of preaching.
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
Be the change that you want to see in the world.
Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
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