Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

There is force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.

There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.

Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.

What barrier is there that love cannot break?

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.

If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children.

I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.

There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.

Truth is one, paths are many.

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.

There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.