Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.

I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.

My future is righteousness.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

The secret of political bargaining is to look more strong than what you really are.

Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Even if we lose the wealth of thousands, and your life is sacrifice, we should keep smiling and be cheerful keeping your faith in God and Truth.

Distraction is just another form of attraction.