War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

Peace begins with a smile.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. 

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

एक विमान जमीन पर हमेशा सुरक्षित रहता है लेकिन यह इसके लिए नहीं बनाया जाता है। महान ऊंचाई प्राप्त करने के लिए हमेशा जीवन में कुछ सार्थक जोखिम लेना होगा।

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.