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 remove ourselves.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, acts rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience. 

Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and become the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

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.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

The contemporary media is guilty of shortchanging the real meaning of news.

Compromise is the easy option adopted by the inhabitants of the comfort zone.

Insomnia works like slow poison on our body.

Most worldly affairs are money-centric.

The last moment is past; this moment is present; and, the next moment will be future. The past, present, and future change with every tick of the clock.

Perfection spells stagnation.

Anchor keeps the ship in one place. But that is not what ships are made for!

You feed your depressive thoughts through overthinking.

Don’t get carried away by others’ opinions, they may be mischievous or motivated.

Innovation is futuristic. Those who do not innovate are bound to stagnate.

Compassion can make friends out of enemies.