Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself.

Intuition and urge are two different things. You must learn to differentiate between the two.

I deny the very existence of that Almighty Supreme Being.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Me is a common sense men. That mean when me explain things, me explain it in a very simple way; that mean if I explain it to a baby, the baby will understand to, you know.

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he is well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.

Poverty is the worst form of violence.