I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

Good design is good business.

I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.

All the political movements of our country that have hitherto played any important role in our modern history had been lacking in the ideal at the achievement of which they aimed. Revolutionary movement is no exception.

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusive developed Sri Lanka.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.