Violence is a concession to human weakness, satyagraha is an obligation.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.
What our species needs, above all else, is a generally accepted ethical system that is compatible with the scientific knowledge we now possess.
Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. Amen.
Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.
I never planned on being a plumber.