There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. 

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.

It is only when we grow old that we learn why we should have been more respectful towards our elders.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection. 

Books are indispensable. You can move from hard copies to soft copies. But that’s about it.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.