Faith is not avail in absence of strength. Faith and strength, both are essential to accomplish any great work.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense. 

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backwards.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

National interest and the interest of the people in power may be at loggerheads at times.

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. 

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.