Gullibility creates trust in things that are not worthy of trust.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. 

The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to recover impotence.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

The Touchables, whether they are vegetarians or flesh-eaters, are united in their objection to eat cow's flesh. As against them stand the Untouchables, who eat cow's flesh without compunction and as a matter of course and habit.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.