A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.

Bigotry tries to keep teeth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your response later on.

Those who own much have much to fear.

If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.

Age considers; youth ventures.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.

Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Tell Churchill to save England first before saving India.

It is only so long as a man can retain the child in him that life can be free from those dark shadows which leave inevitable furrows on a man’s forehead.

Your goodness is impediment in your way, so let your eyes be red with anger, and try to fight injustice with a firm hand.

satyagraha is not a creed for the weak or the cowardly.

Today we must remove distinction of high and low, rich and poor, caste and creed.

No distinctions of caste and creed should hamper us. All are the sons and daughters of India. We should all love our country and build our destiny on mutual love and help.

Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.

We have to shed mutual bickering, shed the difference of being high or low, develop a sense of equality and banish untouchability. We have to restore the conditions of Swaraj prevalent prior to British rule and live like children of the same father.

By common endeavour we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities.

A few holes in your character can feel you down, but if you fill those holes with complete dedication, then no one can stop you from achieving the top position.

The negligence of a few could easily send a ship to the bottom, but if it has the wholehearted cooperation of all on board it can be safely brought to part.

Little pools of water tend to become stagnant and useless, but if they are joined together to form a big lake, the atmosphere is cooled and there is universal benefit.

It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty. Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.