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.

I have always been of opinion that all the political workers should be indifferent and should never bother about the legal fight in the law courts and should boldly bear the heaviest possible sentences inflicted upon them. They may defend themselves but always from purely political considerations and never from a personal point of view.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

Whether you call it Buddhism or other religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.

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।

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; may be the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.