An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

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.

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

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.

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

The future depends on what you do today.

Truth is like a vast tree, which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it.

Silence is the best answer to anger.

Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

Prayer is not an asking. It is a longing of the soul.

Action expresses priorities.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

Whenever you are in doubt, apply the talisman: recall the face of the poorest person you have seen and ask if your next step will be of any use to them.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Full effort is full victory.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

My life is my message.

Truth is the ultimate sovereign. Where Truth is, there is God.

To lose patience is to lose the battle.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

The real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

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

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no cause that I am prepared to kill for.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Morality is the basis of things, and truth is the substance of all morality.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface cleaner than before.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolishing forms. It requires change of heart.

True beauty consists in purity of heart.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

Nothing clogs the mind like pride.

A principle is a principle only when it is kept even when it loses you money or comfort.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Silence is the great teacher of restraint.

To practice non-violence requires more courage than to wield a sword.

The law of love governs the world as the law of gravitation governs matter.

Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.

Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your habits.

Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.

Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.

Self-purification is the first step in winning over an adversary.

Simplicity is the essence of happiness.

Fear has no place in our hearts when we are anchored in truth.

The soul is not conquerable by external chains.

Real wealth is the wealth of a clean conscience.

Do not judge others; judge your own motives relentlessly.

Generosity begins where calculation ends.

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

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

The supreme art of life is to live deliberately.

When ego dies, truth is born.

Purity of mind is the greatest shield against adversity.

Contentment is the greatest treasure a human can possess.

Speak only when your words are a balm.

The path of truth is as narrow as it is straight.

Let your daily labor be an offering of love.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

The fragrance of virtue spreads far beyond the flowers.

Forgiveness is the highest ornament of the brave.

A life without discipline is like a ship without a rudder.

Cultivate stillness in the center of the storm.

True friendship is a communion of pure souls.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

Where there is no courage, there is no virtue.

The light within cannot be extinguished by darkness without.

Never return injury for injury; answer cruelty with dignity.

Character is tested in the crucible of temptation.

Truth needs no external badge; it validates itself.

The beauty of the soul is invisible to the greedy eye.

Let honesty be the sole currency of your life.

Peace is its own reward.

Kindness is the universal language of the heart.

Walk forward with truth, and fear will vanish like mist.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

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

Where there is love there is life.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.