I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. 

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

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

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliban, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.

Get mad, then get over it.

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

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

Love is a better teacher than duty.