Quotes by Indian authors

"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion"

"A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice"

"A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal"

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people"

"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act"

"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes"

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

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

"I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace"

"I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice"

"I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could"

"I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul"

"I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following"

"God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us"

"God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless"

"God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained"

"Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it"

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

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err"

"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?"

"For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion"

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win"

"Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith"

"Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession"

"Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion"

"Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed"

"But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac"

"Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts"

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves"

"Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages"