370 quotes found
“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.”
“Those who know how to think need no teachers.”
“It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?”
“When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.”
“Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.”
“It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.”
“If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.”
“Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.”
“If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying.”
“Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.”
“Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others.”
“Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.”
“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”
“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.”
“Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.”
“Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.”
“My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.”
“If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.”
“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.”
“My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which one cannot remove, one must fast and pray.”
