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I still believe that man, not having been given the power of creation, does not posses the right of destroying the meanest creature that lives. The perogative of destruction belongs solely to the Creator of all that lives.
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Ahimsa is the eradication of the desire to injure or to kill.
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I think it would be a good idea.
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The cry for peace will be a cry in the wilderness, so long as the spirit of nonviolence does not dominate millions of men and women.
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I become more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of Hussein, the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers and his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.
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A spirit is not necessarily purer, because it is disembodied.
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God lives, but not as we. His creatures live but to die. But God is life. Therefore, goodness is not an attribute. Goodness is God.
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An error can never become true however many times you repeat it. The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.
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Imperfect men have no right to judge other imperfect men.
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The still small voice within you must always be the final arbiter when there is a conflict of duty.
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There is no greater spellbinder of peace than the name of God.
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There is no time limit for a satyagrahi nor is there a limit to his capacity for suffering.
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Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.
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A personal selfish prayer is bad whether made before an image or an unseen God.
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No sacrifice is worth the name unless it is a joy. Sacrifice and a long face go ill together. Sacrifice is 'making sacred'. He must be a poor specimen of humanity who is in need of sympathy for his sacrifice.
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The Charkha is the symbol of sacrifice, and sacrifice is essential for the establishment of the image of the deity.
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My knowledge of the letter of the Shastras is better, but of true religion they are able to give me but little.
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I do not regard killing or assassination or terrorism as good in any circumstances whatsoever.
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Human society is a ceaseless growth, and unfoldment in terms of spirituality.
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Nonviolence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice – nonviolence springs from love, cowardice from hate.
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"Do not worry in the least about yourself, leave all worry to God" this appears to be the commandment in all religions.
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Touch-me-notism that disfigures the present day Hinduism is a morbid growth.
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The force of the spirit is ever progressive and endless. Its full expression makes it unconquerable in the world.
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Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.