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Start changing yourself if you want to change the life around you.
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The weak can never forgive.
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The meaning of prayer is that I want to evoke that Divinity within me.
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Love is the law of life.
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In Hinduism we have got an admirable foot-rule to measure every shastra and every rule of conduct, and that is truth.
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Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.
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That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian purposes is undoubtedly within the realm of possibility. ... An incendiary uses fire for his destructive and nefarious purpose, a housewife makes daily use of it in preparing nourishing food for mankind.
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Sanitation is more important than Independence.
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Simplicity is the essence of universality.
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Speed is irrelevant if you are going in the wrong direction.
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A satyagrahi may not ride two horses, truth and untruth, at the same time, nor, to change the metaphor, trim his sail to catch every breeze as you do in the name of communism.
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If a single man demanded as much as a man with a wife and four children, then that would be a violation of the concept of economic equality.
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Character alone will have real effect on the masses.
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You cannot neglect the nearer duty for the sake of a remote.
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The world is big enough to satisfy everyones needs, but will always be too small to satisfy everyones greed.
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Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.
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Freedom of worship, even of public speech, would become a farce if interference became the order of the day.
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I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.
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All the dry ethics of the world turn to dust because apart from God they are lifeless.
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God is not outside this earthly case of ours.
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A fearless woman who knows that her purity is her best shield can never be dishonoured.
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The process of learning should be as far as possible a pleasurable one and not laborious.
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Whilst the Bihar calamity damages the body, the calamity brought about by untouchability corrodes the very soul.
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We often confuse spiritual knowledge with spiritual attainment. Spirituality is not a matter of knowing scriptures and engaging in philosophical discussions. It is a matter of heart culture, of unmeasurable strength.