That the object of the Brahmins in giving up beef-eating was to snatch away from the Buddhist Bhikshus the supremacy they had acquired is evidenced by the adoption of vegetarianism by Brahmins.

Agreed—life is a gamble. But that is no reason for you to become a gambler.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Looks like slavery was in always in the human DNA. Why else do we find people subduing others and others willing to slog for their masters?

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. 

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.

There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others. 

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.