Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. 

When you make fun of somebody who is hurt, you add insult to their injury!

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.