To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.
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In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
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The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.
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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
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I believe in the fundamental Truth of all the great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God given. I came to the conclusion long ago... that all religions were true and also that all had some error in them.
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Civilization is the encouragement of differences. Civilization thus becomes a synonym of democracy. Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, is both uncivilized and undemocratic
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Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.
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The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice
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A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.
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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.
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A man who throws himself on God ceases to fear man
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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.
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They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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The future depends on what we do in the present.
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Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it
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What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea.
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I eat to live, to serve, and also, if it so happens, to enjoy, but I do not eat for the sake of enjoyment.
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Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
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If you have faith in the cause and the means and in God, the hot sun will be cool for you
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If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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Hypocrisy and distortion are passing currents under the name of religion
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Affection cannot be manufactored or regulated by law. If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should be free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection, so long as he does not contemplate, promote, or incite to violence.
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An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
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Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.
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Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.
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The mantram becomes one's staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repetition has a new meaning, carrying you nearer and nearer to God.
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It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
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