“Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.”

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

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

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

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

You don’t know who is important to you until you actually lose them.

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.