Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.
All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Action expresses priorities.
I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
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.
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.
Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.
Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.